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Tenderness
Tenderness

Tenderness

Genres

Drama

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It's the first time Adrien is entering a homosexual sauna. In the space of one night, he discovers this microcosm where the comic aspect of the individual tragedies encounters the passing of time and where hope mingles with melancholy.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

17 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

10 November 2018

Country

Switzerland

Cast

Arsinée Khanjian

Arsinée Khanjian

Adrien Savigny

Adrien Savigny

Pierandré Boo

Pierandré Boo

Pierre-Antoine Dubey

Pierre-Antoine Dubey

Bernard Escalon

Bernard Escalon

Fabrizio Citignola

Fabrizio Citignola

Bruno Galliker

Bruno Galliker

Stefan Hodel

Stefan Hodel

Ruedi Keller

Ruedi Keller

Luc Müller

Luc Müller

Albert Nicolet

Albert Nicolet

Téné Ouelgo

Téné Ouelgo

Philippe Schuler

Philippe Schuler

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