
Cruel
2017-02-01 · 108 min · ★ 5.4
Pierre Tardieu, a day laborer, lives with his sick father. Reminiscing about his childhood with his mother on the beach, he can't free himself from her. Murdering someone becomes the only way of realizing his existence. One day, he meets a pianist called Laure in a bookstore and falls in love with her.
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- Directors
- Eric Cherrière
- Production companies
- Région Midi-Pyrénées, De Pure Fiction, Walter Films
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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Maurice PoliGabriel TardieuTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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