

The Small Victories
2023-03-01 · 89 min · ★ 6.7
Between her roles as mayor and teacher in the small village of Kerguen, Alice's days are very full. When an unexpected new student, 60-year-old Emile, finally decides to learn to read and write, her daily life threatens to become unmanageable. Especially since Alice will also have to save her village and her school...
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Production details
- Directors
- Mélanie Auffret
- Production companies
- Quad Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Zinc
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,460,000
Top Cast
Michel BlancEmile Menoux
Julia PiatonAlice Le Guennic, teacher and mayor
Lionel AbelanskiSaturnin, municipal councilor
Marie BunelClaudine Le Guennic, mother of Alice and Pauline
Marie-Pierre CaseyJeannine
Sébastien ChassagnePatrick
India HairPauline, Alice's sister
Bruno RaffaelliOwner of the bakery-bar
Franck TrillotMr. Leclerc
Caroline FerrusMrs. Leclerc
Cathy CerdaMrs. Loisel, widow
Grégoire BonnetMr. Lochet, inspector of the rectorate
Géraldine SchitterLorène, divorced
Thierry NenezMr. Bienvenut
Claire ContyMrs. Bienvenut
Benoît MoretRudy, Pauline's husband
Daphné RichardDaphné (child)
Adrien GuionnetAdrien (child)
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