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Elza

Elza

Genres

Drama

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A young Parisian woman of Caribbean descent returns to her native island of Guadeloupe looking for the father she has never known.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

78 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

11 April 2011

Country

Guadaloupe

Cast

Stana Roumillac

Stana Roumillac

Elza

Vincent Byrd Le Sage

Vincent Byrd Le Sage

Mr. Désiré

Christophe Cherki

Christophe Cherki

Bernard

Sophie Berger

Sophie Berger

Mrs. Désiré

Teddy Doloir

Teddy Doloir

Jean-Luc

Eva Constant

Eva Constant

Caroline

Jihane Botreau-Roubel

Jihane Botreau-Roubel

Marie

Auriana Annonay

Auriana Annonay

Christine

Mariette Monpierre

Mariette Monpierre

Bernadette

Nancy Fleurival

Nancy Fleurival

Mr. Desire's mistress

Chris Mouss

Chris Mouss

Psychiatric nurse

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