
Candidature
2001-10-31 · 45 min · ★ 5.5
Jean, a young Parisian philosopher, travels to Angoulême to take part in a recruitment competition for the National Education. On the bus, he meets two other candidates, Pauline, an unscrupulous young woman, and Luc Dunoyer, a brilliant specialist of Descartes. The presence of the latter, who has never failed an exam, makes Jean lose all his means. But Dunoyer has fallen asleep on the bus.
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- Directors
- Emmanuel Bourdieu
- Production companies
- 4 A 4 Productions
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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Denis PodalydèsJean Dupuis
Cécile BouillotPauline Kiriloff
Scali DelpeyratLuc Dunoyer
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