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Nightcap

2000-10-25 · 101 min · ★ 6.3

Thriller · Drama · Mystery

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.

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Directors
Claude Chabrol
Production companies
France 2 Cinéma, CAB Productions, TSR, YMC Productions, MK2 Productions
Countries
France, Switzerland
Status
Released

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Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertMarie-Claire 'Mika' Muller
Jacques DutroncJacques DutroncAndré Polonski
Anna MouglalisAnna MouglalisJeanne Pollet
Rodolphe PaulyRodolphe PaulyGuillaume Polonski
Brigitte CatillonBrigitte CatillonLouise Pollet
Michel RobinMichel RobinDufreigne
Mathieu SimonetMathieu SimonetAxel
Lydia AndréïLydia AndréïLisbeth
Véronique AlainVéronique AlainMadame le Maire
Isolde BarthIsolde BarthPauline
Jacqueline Burnand
François GermondFrançois Germond
Antoinette Martin
Michel Moulin
Dorotea Brandin
Jean-Marie Daunas
Catherine Epars
Rodolphe Ittig
Nathalie Gaubicher
Sibylle BlancSibylle Blanc

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