

8 Times Up
2010-04-14 · 103 min · ★ 6.1
Elsa makes a living from little jobs, struggling to gain custody of his son. Mathieu, who lives next door, also keeps getting job interviews only to polish his art of failure. Their situation is increasingly precarious, but both are trying to bounce back in a world that seems not to fit them.
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- Directors
- Xabi Molia
- Production companies
- Moteur s'il vous plaît, Rouge International
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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Julie GayetElsa
Denis PodalydèsMathieu
Mathieu BussonBoni
Frédéric BocquetJean-Baptiste
Françoise MiquelisDirector
Constance DolléMarie
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