

Shooting Stars
2002-04-24 · 97 min · ★ 4.7
A young Hungarian dreams of playing for the French football team and will get the help of a couple of friends.
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- Directors
- Fabien Onteniente
- Production companies
- Bac Films, Canal+, TF1 Films Production, Mandarin Cinéma
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Samuel Le BihanManu
Gérard LanvinAlain Colonna
Lorànt DeutschTibor Kovacs
Gérard DarmonOscar Marbello
Ticky HolgadoAngelo
Isabelle NantySylvie Colonna
Stomy BugsyMichael Sylvain
Wladimir YordanoffLe président Spizner
Serge RiaboukineFrédéric Dommange
Léa DruckerDebby
Axelle LaffontNath
Cathy GuettaFred
RonaldinhoSelf
Pierre MénèsSelf
Mareva GalanterEva
Maaike JansenMme Kovacs
Souad AmidouFabienne
Firmine RichardRose
Rolland CourbisSelf
Luis Miguel Fernández ToledoSelfTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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