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A Bad Encounter

20111h 30mMovieDramaTV Movie

Meet the wicked story of a symbiotic friendship between two boys, Wolf and Mando. They meet on a bench in a square and grow together, sharing the same interests: books, girls, politics, spiritualism. And then, little by little, their paths diverge and promises are broken.

DirectorJosée Dayan
WriterPhilippe Besson
ProducersMatthieu Tarot·Josée Dayan

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Cast · Directed by Josée Dayan

MDMatthieu Dessertine
Matthieu Dessertine
Loup
SMSamuel Mercer
Samuel Mercer
Mando
JMJeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau
Gaby
JAJean-Hugues Anglade
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Loup, adult
ANAgnese Nano
Agnese Nano
Enza
CSCaroline Silhol
Caroline Silhol
Mother of Loup
VVVeronika Varga
Veronika Varga
Anna
JSJacques Spiesser
Jacques Spiesser
Teacher
MB
Marco Bisson
Father of Loup
RCRobin Causse
Robin Causse
Stripped student
AB
Alice de La Baume
Opener of the cinema
CRConstance Rousseau
Constance Rousseau
Marianne

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