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Looking away

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Drama · Romance

Colin is a painting student in Italy, introverted and suffering from a void in his life. He no longer paints. One weekend, he decides to return to France to spend a day with his friends whom he has not seen for a long time. But this little party will not go as hoped. The gap that has grown between him and them continues to widen, to the point where continuing to look away is no longer possible.

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Directors
Mallory Triquoire
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Unavailable
Countries
France
Status
Post Production
Budget
USD 1,092

Top Cast

Kentin BertonnetColin
Aulène SantiniClara
Vinicius Dos Santos LagierMathieu
Eva ChevretLouise
Joffrey FerrandizAdam

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