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The Mad Women's Ball
The Mad Women's Ball

The Mad Women's Ball

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A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

122 mins

Rating

7.086/10

Release Date

12 September 2021

Country

France

Cast

Lou de Laâge

Lou de Laâge

Eugénie Cléry

Mélanie Laurent

Mélanie Laurent

Geneviève Gleizes

Emmanuelle Bercot

Emmanuelle Bercot

Jeanne

Benjamin Voisin

Benjamin Voisin

Théophile Cléry

Cédric Kahn

Cédric Kahn

François Cléry

Lomane de Dietrich

Lomane de Dietrich

Louise

Christophe Montenez

Christophe Montenez

Jules

Coralie Russier

Coralie Russier

Camille

Alice Barnole

Alice Barnole

Henriette

Lauréna Thellier

Lauréna Thellier

Marguerite

Martine Schambacher

Martine Schambacher

Thérèse

Martine Chevallier

Martine Chevallier

Grand-mère Cléry

Valérie Stroh

Valérie Stroh

Mère Cléry

André Marcon

André Marcon

Docteur Gleizes

Grégoire Bonnet

Grégoire Bonnet

Docteur Charcot

Pierre-Antoine Deborde

Pierre-Antoine Deborde

Docteur de la Tourette

Morgan Perez

Morgan Perez

Docteur Babinsky

Pierre Renverseau

Pierre Renverseau

Médecin gynécologue

Laura Balasuriya

Laura Balasuriya

Marie, infirmière

Lou Laurent

Lou Laurent

Joséphine

César Domboy

César Domboy

Ernest

Vincent Nemeth

Vincent Nemeth

Monsieur Prevost Roumagnac

Catherine Davydoff

Catherine Davydoff

Madame Prevost Roumagnac

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