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Brief Crossing
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Brief Crossing

2001-03-06 · 84 min · ★ 6.0

Drama · Romance

A young French man and an older English woman spend one night together on a ship.

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Directors
Catherine Breillat
Production companies
Unité Fiction, ARTE France Cinéma, ARTE, GMT Productions
Countries
France
Status
Released

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Sarah PrattSarah PrattAlice
Gilles GuillainGilles GuillainThomas
Marc FilipiMagicien
Laetitia LopezLaetitia LopezAssistante magicien
Marc JablonskiCuisinier du self
Christelle DacostaDouanier Français

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