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Bitter Sugar

6.819981h 30mMovieHistoryDrama

Sucre Amer tells the story of a unique court case in which an event from the past is judged by a court of history. Major figures from history are brought together in the present to re-examine the "Ignace case", about a legendary figure in…

DirectorChristian Lara
WriterChristian Lara
ProducersChristian Lara·Jacques Dorfmann

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Cast · Directed by Christian Lara

JMJean-Michel Martial
Jean-Michel Martial
Ignace
RLRobert Liensol
Robert Liensol
L'avocat
MMMarc Michel
Marc Michel
Nolivos
APAnne-Marie Philipe
Anne-Marie Philipe
La procureur
GGGabriel Gascon
Gabriel Gascon
Le président
MKMaka Kotto
Maka Kotto
Privat Danglemont
PM
Philippe Le Mercier
Richepance
LS
Luc Saint-Eloy
Delgrès
EVEric Vu-An
Eric Vu-An
Chevalier St-Georges
MVMarie Verdi
Marie Verdi
Marie
GMGuy-Pierre Mineur
Guy-Pierre Mineur
Pélage
XLXavier Letourneur
Xavier Letourneur
Victor Hugues

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Bitter Sugar hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 20, 1998. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.