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A Violent Life
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A Violent Life

2017-08-09 · 107 min · ★ 6.0

Drama · Thriller

Despite the life threat hanging over his head, Stéphane decides to go back to Corsica for the funeral of Christophe, a childhood friend and companion in arms, murdered the day before. On this occasion, the chain of events which made him, the learned petit-bourgeois from Bastia, shift from delinquency to political radicalization and then to clandestinity, comes back to his mind.

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Directors
Thierry de Peretti
Production companies
Pyramide Productions, Les Films Velvet, ARTE France Cinéma, Stanley White, CNC, Collectivité Territoriale de la Corse, Canal+, OCS
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jean MichelangeliJean MichelangeliStéphane
Henri-Noël TabaryHenri-Noël TabaryChristophe
Cédric AppiettoCédric AppiettoMichel
Jean-Etienne BratMicka
Marie-Pierre NouveauMarie-Pierre NouveauJeanne
Délia Sepulcre-NativiRaphaëlle
Dominique ColombaniFrançois
Paul GarattePaul GaratteMarc-Antoine
Anaïs LechiaraVanessa
Paul RognoniMaître Patrice Giudicelli
Jérémy AlbertiJérémy Alberti

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