Nightcap(2000)
Mika, heiress to a Swiss chocolate company, is married to celebrated pianist André and stepmother to his son, Guillaume, whose mother died in a car wreck on his tenth birthday. Their lives are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Jeanne, a young woman who has learned she was almost switched with Guillaume at birth.
Movie: Nightcap
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marie-Claire 'Mika' Muller
André Polonski
Jeanne Pollet
Guillaume Polonski
Louise Pollet
Dufreigne
Axel
Lisbeth
Madame le Maire
Pauline
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