Top Cast
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Béatrice Dubois
Janette Elacroix
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Clément Rigal
Gustav
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Auguste Dribadeaux
Clemento de Area
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Wate Close
Janitor
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Vito Jr. Spatafore
Puerto Rican
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Noah Lumumba
"Charcoal Briquette"
Overview
A four-hour French comedy that masterfully blends absurdist humor with the profound existential philosophy of Albert Camus.
Rating
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Going Places
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CQ
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The House of Tomorrow
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The Middle Man
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Landline
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10,000 Saints
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Code 3
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