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Coco-the-Flower, Candidate

Coco-the-Flower, Candidate

Genres

DramaComedy

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It shows an electoral campaign in Guadeloupe in which Coco la fleur is asked to stand for election for strategic purposes. However, when he discovers how much publicity the campaign offers, he seizes the opportunity to voice the people's grievances.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

14 February 1979

Country

Guadaloupe

Cast

Robert Liensol

Robert Liensol

David 'Coco La Fleur' Boyeur

Jennifer

Jennifer

Marie-Ange

Félix Marten

Félix Marten

Denis Pauvert

Greg Germain

Greg Germain

Gaston Monbin

Joëlle Morand

Joëlle Morand

Fifine

Jean-Jacques Moreau

Jean-Jacques Moreau

Delbois

Violette Minos

Violette Minos

Mme Monbin

Lucien Gerville-Reache

Lucien Gerville-Reache

Ti-Dolphe

Guy-Pierre Mineur

Guy-Pierre Mineur

Embuscade

Lucrèce Saintol

Lucrèce Saintol

Manel

Bruno Trompier

Bruno Trompier

Dominique

Lucien Louiserre

Lucien Louiserre

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