French Touch: Girls on Fire(2019)
Nothing can stop these girls from getting what they want in life, but if you try to touch, you might get burnt. An anthology of short films with women blazing in the lead.
Movie: French Touch: Girls on Fire
Top 8 Billed Cast
Drey (archive footage)
Sophie (archive footage)
Anaïs (archive footage)
Nathalie (archive footage)
Charlotte (archive footage)
Delphine Berlioux (archive footage)
Charlotte Lindberg (archive footage)
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