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Alternate Weeks (and Half the Vacation) is a french film of genre Drama directed by Ivan Calbérac with Mathilde Seigner
Alternate Weeks (and Half the Vacation) (2009)
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Add to a movie listUne semaine sur deux (et la moitié des vacances scolaires) est une comédie dramatique française écrite et réalisée par Ivan Calbérac, sortie en 2009.
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Depuis la rentrée, Léa Mosnier, douze ans, a une double vie : une semaine chez sa mère, hyperactive et complètement débordée, et une semaine chez son père, en pleine reconversion professionnelle.Actors
Mathilde Seigner
(Marjorie)
Bernard Campan
(François)
Bertille Chabert
(Léa)
Grégori Derangère
(Jérôme)
Judith Davis
(Pauline)
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