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The Good Life(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-05-07
59%
17 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
The life of a young woman working for an international bank
Overview:
Desillussioned by life, Béa decides to commit suicide. She is interrupted by a phone call with a proposal of work for a financial tycoon. Far from the watchful eyes of her boss, she practices fraud, but it seems it gonna last not so long.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Good Life
Top 9 Billed Cast
Valérie Donzelli
Béa
Michel Voïta
Rockwell
Boris Terral
Camille
Agathe Dronne
Jo
Nicolas Vaude
Gus
Nadia Fossier
Candice
Arielle Sémenoff
Mme Borghese
Sophie-Charlotte Husson
Phyllis
Karin Swenson
Ingrid
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Overview
Desillussioned by life, Béa decides to commit suicide. She is interrupted by a phone call with a proposal of work for a financial tycoon. Far from the watchful eyes of her boss, she practices fraud, but it seems it gonna last not so long.
Release Date
2009-05-07
Average
5.9
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The life of a young woman working for an international bank
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