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Water Drops on Burning Rocks

6.420001h 26mMovieDramaRomanceComedy

In 1970s Germany, Léopold, a 50-year-old businessman, picks up and seduces 20-year-old Franz, who swiftly moves into his apartment. The dynamic between them intensifies with the sudden arrival of their ex-girlfriends.

DirectorFrançois Ozon
WritersFrançois Ozon·Rainer Werner Fassbinder
ProducersChristine Gozlan·Marc Missonnier

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Cast · Directed by François Ozon

BGBernard Giraudeau
Bernard Giraudeau
Léopold
MZMalik Zidi
Malik Zidi
Franz
LSLudivine Sagnier
Ludivine Sagnier
Anna
ATAnna Thomson
Anna Thomson
Véra

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