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Quick Info

Rating

6.6/10

Release2018

Runtime2h 15m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Artémis Productions

Le Pacte

CHAZ Productions

France 3 Cinéma

Movie

An Impossible Love

2018

2h 15m

6.6

Drama

Romance

History

Synopsis

A chronicle of the unconditional love between a mother and her daughter, from 1958 to the present day, which is endangered by an unsteady and manipulative father.

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