L'esprit du jeu
Thomas engages in a strange game of billiards with an invisible opponent.
Thomas engages in a strange game of billiards with an invisible opponent.
Manuel Blanc
L'homme
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
L'huissier
Delphine Sérina
La femme
Jean-Marie Retby
Livreur 1
André Obadia
Livreur 2
Thomas engages in a strange game of billiards with an invisible opponent.
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