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The Idol is a french film of genre Drama directed by Samantha Lang with James Hong

The Idol (2002)

The Idol
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Length 1h50
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OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Comedy-drama,    Romance
Rating59% 2.950392.950392.950392.950392.95039

L'Idole est un film franco-germano-japonais réalisé par Samantha Lang, sorti en 2002.

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Sarah, jeune comédienne anglophone réduite à jouer les doublures, vit à Paris dans un immeuble ancien, sur le même palier que M.Zao, fin cuisinier retraité. Zao compte partir en maison de retraite, où il pourra compter sur l'amitié de Castellac, le mari de la concierge.

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