

Mercenaire
2024-09-06 · 15 min · ★ 8.0
Hired at a slaughterhouse thanks to a social reinsertion program, an ex-convict struggles to find another job while repressing the violence that boils within him.
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- Directors
- Pier-Philippe Chevigny
- Production companies
- Le foyer films, h264
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Marc-André GrondinDavid
Jean-Guy BouchardMichel
Émile SchneiderKevin
Sandrine BissonIsabelle
Marc BeaupréJonathan
André LacosteJean-Luc
Serge BoulianneOuvrier démissionnaire
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