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The Town Is Quiet
The Town Is Quiet

The Town Is Quiet

Genres

Drama

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A dark tale of working-class life in Marseilles, a city in crisis. Interesting characters include a hard-bitten but compassionate fish market worker with a drug addicted daughter and a moody bartender with a shocking secret life.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

133 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

30 August 2000

Country

France

Cast

Ariane Ascaride

Ariane Ascaride

Michèle

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Paul

Jacques Boudet

Jacques Boudet

Jean, Paul's Father

Pascale Roberts

Pascale Roberts

Paul's Mother

Véronique Balme

Véronique Balme

Ameline

Christine Brücher

Christine Brücher

Viviane Froment

Jacques Pieiller

Jacques Pieiller

Yves Froment

Julie-Marie Parmentier

Julie-Marie Parmentier

Fiona

Gérard Meylan

Gérard Meylan

Gérard

Pierre Banderet

Pierre Banderet

Claude

Alexandre Ogou

Alexandre Ogou

Abderramane

Frédérique Bonnal

Frédérique Bonnal

Mrs. Préférence Nationale

Jacques Germain

Jacques Germain

Mister Préférence Nationale

Alain Lenglet

Alain Lenglet

Piano mover

Patrick Bonnel

Patrick Bonnel

Postman

Yann Trégouët

Yann Trégouët

Young man who provokes Gérard

Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy

René

Danielle Stefan

Danielle Stefan

Prostitute

Farid Ziane

Farid Ziane

Farid

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