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The Wake (2017)
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Original name: La veillée
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 51 min.
Story:
Over there, in his village at the foot of the mountains, he’s dead. His face radiant and his body at peace, he lies on the bed. Then they can gather around him. Three days long they talk, drink, weep, fight and remember… And they smile, too.
Plot:
dead man, death, family relations, bare breasts, telephone call, bathtub, coffin, taking a photograph, two in a bathtub
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Duration: 114 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 93 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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