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Forward, Calm and Straight
Forward, Calm and Straight

Forward, Calm and Straight

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Drama

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Ten days in the life of a thirty-six-year-old woman.Ten days of a legal and administrative marathon, that turns obsessional, to get a mother back; a mother who does not even want to be one. Ten days for a transformation: a girl who becomes a woman, a woman who finally understands that someone's happiness cannot be made despite oneself, and certainly not despite her own mother.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

20 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

09 October 2014

Country

France

Cast

Julie-Anne Roth

Julie-Anne Roth

Romy

Marie Denarnaud

Marie Denarnaud

Barbara

Maurice Barthélemy

Maurice Barthélemy

Alfred

Anne Benoît

Anne Benoît

La mère de Romy

Lucie Cherboeuf

Lucie Cherboeuf

Belle

Alma Jodorowsky

Alma Jodorowsky

Tess

Cyril Gueï

Cyril Gueï

Christiane Millet

Christiane Millet

Florence Muller

Florence Muller

Laurent Papot

Laurent Papot

Alexandre Steiger

Alexandre Steiger

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