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Wild Reeds
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Wild Reeds

1994-06-01 · 115 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · Romance

As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algerian intellectual.

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Directors
André Téchiné
Production companies
Ima Films, Les Films Alain Sarde, IMA Productions, La Sept-Arte, SFP
Countries
France
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 807,775

Top Cast

Élodie BouchezÉlodie BouchezMaïté Alvarez
Gaël MorelGaël MorelFrançois Forestier
Stéphane RideauStéphane RideauSerge Bartolo
Frédéric GornyFrédéric GornyHenri Mariani
Michèle MorettiMichèle MorettiMadame Alvarez
Jacques NolotJacques NolotMonsieur Morelli
Eric KreikenmayerPierre Bartolo
Nathalie VignesNathalie VignesIrène
Michel RuhlMichel RuhlMonsieur Cassagne
Fatia MaiteAicha Morelli
Claudine TaulèreNurse
Elodie SoulinhacColette
Dominique BovardGuard
Monsieur SimonetGuard
Paul SimonetMonsieur Bartolo
Charles PicotHeadmaster
Christophe MaitreGym Instructor
Bordes Fernand RaoulyMadame Bartolo
Michel VoisinJustice of the Peace
Denis BergonheGas Station Attendant

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