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The Idol

5.120021h 50mMovieDramaRomance

An Australian actress forms a spiritual bond with an elderly Chinese chef who lives across from her in a Parisian tenement house.

DirectorSamantha Lang
WritersSamantha Lang·Gérard Brach
ProducersOlivier Delbosc·Marc Missonnier

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Cast · Directed by Samantha Lang

JHJames Hong
James Hong
Zao
LSLeelee Sobieski
Leelee Sobieski
Sara Silver
JRJean-Paul Roussillon
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Roger Castellac
JLJalil Lespert
Jalil Lespert
Philippe
ML
Marie Loboda
Caroline
JG
Jany Gastaldi
Madame Bordas
LMLiliane Montevecchi
Liliane Montevecchi
Nicole
LRLiliane Rovère
Liliane Rovère
Gilberte
RRRémy Roubakha
Rémy Roubakha
Le Taxi
ELEsse Lawson
Esse Lawson
La femme-flic
FC
Fred Cacheux
Le Flic
OAOlivier Augrond
Olivier Augrond
Le pompier

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The Idol — streaming FAQ

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The Idol hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around September 24, 2002. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.