

Private Lessons
2009-01-21 · 105 min · ★ 5.1
An aspiring tennis player is taken under the wing of an established player as his family life falls apart.
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- Directors
- Joachim Lafosse
- Production companies
- Haut et Court
- Countries
- France, Belgium
- Status
- Released
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Jonas BloquetJonas
Jonathan ZaccaïPierre
Yannick RenierDidier
Claire BodsonNathalie
Pauline ÉtienneDelphine
Anne CoesensPascale
Johan LeysenSerge
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