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Children of the Stork
Children of the Stork

Children of the Stork

Genres

ComedyDrama

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Three French pals take to the road in a stolen car and discover a talking, wounded stork — who claims to have deserted the Algerian army — and help it to escape to the home of a relative in Germany.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

6.571/10

Release Date

24 November 1999

Country

France

Cast

Romain Duris

Romain Duris

Otto

Rona Hartner

Rona Hartner

Louna

Ouassini Embarek

Ouassini Embarek

Ali

Noël Simsolo

Noël Simsolo

Le narrateur

Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

La voisine

Christine Pignet

Christine Pignet

La mère d'Otto

Daniel Laloux

Daniel Laloux

L'huissier

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