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Water Lilies
Water Lilies

Water Lilies

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DramaRomance

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Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team? Sciamma, and the two leads, capture the uncertainty of teenage sexuality with a sympathetic eye in this delicate drama of the angst of coming-of-age.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

17 May 2007

Country

France

Cast

Pauline Acquart

Pauline Acquart

Marie

Louise Blachère

Louise Blachère

Anne

Adèle Haenel

Adèle Haenel

Floriane

Warren Jacquin

Warren Jacquin

François

Christel Baras

Christel Baras

L'inspectrice

Marie Gili-Pierre

Marie Gili-Pierre

La caissière

Alice de Lencquesaing

Alice de Lencquesaing

Fille vestiaire

Claire Pierrat

Claire Pierrat

Fille vestiaire 2

Barbara Renard

Barbara Renard

Natacha

Esther Sironneau

Esther Sironneau

La vendeuse

Jérémie Steib

Jérémie Steib

Le masseur

Yvonne Villemaire

Yvonne Villemaire

La voisine

Christophe Vandevelde

Christophe Vandevelde

Type boîte

Céline Sciamma

Céline Sciamma

Caissier de McDonald's (uncredited)

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