Top Cast
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Alassane Diong
Issa
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Yoann Zimmer
Gaëtan
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Émile Fofana
Jordan
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Nacima Bekthaoui
Counselor
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Steven Dagrou
Bambi
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Miglen Mirtchev
Rémi
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Thibaut Guillemaille
Inmate
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Fabian Joubert
Hervé
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Frédéric Prigent
Library Assistant
Overview
After two years in jail, Issa is about to get out when he meets Gaëtan, a young inmate who has not served his sentence yet.
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