Movie: Sidestroke

Top 10 Billed Cast

Karin Viard
Karin Viard

Clara

Gérald Laroche
Gérald Laroche

Max

Antoine Chappey
Antoine Chappey

Loockeed

Éric Savin
Éric Savin

Pilou

Aude Amiot
Aude Amiot

Claudine

Florence Joubert
Florence Joubert

Danny

Shérif Scouri
Shérif Scouri

Petit-Louis

Laurent Olmedo
Laurent Olmedo

Animateur boîte de nuit

Marie-Paul Sirvent
Marie-Paul Sirvent

Frédéric Duff-Barbé
Frédéric Duff-Barbé

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    Clara (Karin Viard) is a stripper with a high-strung, jealous boyfriend with the curious name of Loockeed (Antoine Chappey). The couple are friends with the even-temperred, almost saintly Max (Gerald Laroche), an auto mechanic. The three of them set out from their home in the north to journey to the Alpine mountains near Switzerland and Italy, where they will help a fourth friend take care of his pleasure boat business at Lake Annecy while he is in military service. As the trio attempt to establish some sort of equilibrium in their new lives, Max must constantly deal with Loockeed's testy, jealous barbs. Despite this, the three of them remain friends.

  • Release Date

    1993-12-22

  • Average

    4.2

  • Rating:

    2.1 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français
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