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Heat Wave is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean-Jacques Jauffret with Adèle Haenel
Heat Wave (2011)
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Add to a movie listHeat Wave (French: Après le sud) is a 2011 French drama film and the directorial debut of Jean-Jacques Jauffret. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
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Trajectoires croisées d'une jeune femme en lutte contre le quotidien, de sa mère en déni de surpoids, de son copain en pertes de repères et d'un vieillard esseulé. Jusqu'au drame...Actors
Adèle Haenel
(Amelie)
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