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The Happiness of Others(2011)
Status: Released
Date: 2011-10-07
58%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
Overview:
Twenty years before the events in the film's story, Jean-Pierre left his wife, Louise. At that moment, Marion and Sylvie, Jean-Pierre's two children, were respectively 10 and 8 years old. Eventually, Jean-Pierre will come back to his family and he believes that his past mistakes were forgotten.
Languages: French.
Countries:
Canada
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Happiness of Others
Top 10 Billed Cast
Michel Barrette
Jean-Pierre
Louise Portal
Louise
Marc-André Grondin
Sylvain
Julie Le Breton
Évelyne
Germain Houde
Raymond
Ève Duranceau
Marion
Stéphane Breton
Yves
Isabelle Vincent
Brigitte
Normand Daneau
Benoît
Christiane Pasquier
Monique
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Overview
Twenty years before the events in the film's story, Jean-Pierre left his wife, Louise. At that moment, Marion and Sylvie, Jean-Pierre's two children, were respectively 10 and 8 years old. Eventually, Jean-Pierre will come back to his family and he believes that his past mistakes were forgotten.
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2011-10-07
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5.8
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