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Ava
Ava

Ava

Genres

Drama

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Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her own way. She steals a big black dog that belongs to a young man on the run...

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Budget

$3000000

Revenue

$500000

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

21 June 2017

Country

France

Cast

Noée Abita

Noée Abita

Ava

Laure Calamy

Laure Calamy

Maud

Juan Cano

Juan Cano

Juan

Tamara Cano

Tamara Cano

Jessica

Ismaël Capelot

Ismaël Capelot

Daouda Diakhaté

Daouda Diakhaté

Tété

Baptiste Archimbaud

Baptiste Archimbaud

Matthias

Franck Beckmann

Franck Beckmann

Ophthalmologist

Valentine Cadic

Valentine Cadic

Waitress at the wedding

Mary Lefèvre

Mary Lefèvre

Policewoman on horseback

Vincent Grousset

Vincent Grousset

Policeman on horseback

Paul Meulins

Paul Meulins

Instructor

Mila Cheuzzi

Mila Cheuzzi

Inès

Romain Biderre

Romain Biderre

Child at the merry-go-round

Cindy Gimenez

Cindy Gimenez

Woman in black at the wedding

Sabrina Gimenez

Sabrina Gimenez

Woman in red at the wedding

Sarah Utrera

Sarah Utrera

Carmen's daughter

Stéphane Durieux

Stéphane Durieux

Policeman at the wedding

Frédéric Guerbert

Frédéric Guerbert

Policeman at the wedding

Carmen Giménez

Carmen Giménez

Carmen

Sharon Jones

Sharon Jones

Performer-Writer "She Ain't a Child No More"

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