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Cyanide
Cyanide

Cyanide

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Drama

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Achille, 13, awaits, full of hope, the release from prison of his father, unknown and fantasized. His dream of living as a threesome, like a real family, will be seriously undermined by a mother exhausted from waiting and this father who is unsuitable and made irresponsible by so many years of incarceration. Will this vulnerable person with a flamboyant past be able to keep the promise he made to his son to never live apart from him again?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

5.885/10

Release Date

27 February 2013

Country

Switzerland

Cast

Alexandre Etzlinger

Alexandre Etzlinger

Achille

Roy Dupuis

Roy Dupuis

Joe

Sabine Timoteo

Sabine Timoteo

Pénélope

Christophe Sermet

Christophe Sermet

Alexis

Ludivine Geschworner

Ludivine Geschworner

Mathilde

Thierry Jorand

Thierry Jorand

Joe's boss

Isabelle Caillat

Isabelle Caillat

Police officer 1

Michel Demierre

Michel Demierre

Police officer 2

Serge Musy

Serge Musy

Police officer 3

Marco Calamandrei

Marco Calamandrei

Prison guard

Lionel Fresard

Lionel Fresard

Prison guard x-ray

Pascal Parizot

Pascal Parizot

Supermarket client

Mathilde Mélèse

Mathilde Mélèse

Supermarket employee

Lionel Blanc

Lionel Blanc

Classmate

Eliott Favre

Eliott Favre

Baby Achille

Tuna Oez

Tuna Oez

Prison guard

Paul Joaquim Pereira

Paul Joaquim Pereira

Prisonner

Yannick Guiraud

Yannick Guiraud

Butcher

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