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The Secret Life of Happy People
The Secret Life of Happy People

The Secret Life of Happy People

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DramaComedy

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A struggling architecture student falls for a free-spirited waitress who has a hidden agenda.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

08 September 2006

Country

Canada

Cast

Gilbert Sicotte

Gilbert Sicotte

Bernard Dufresne

Marc Paquet

Marc Paquet

Thomas Dufresne

Catherine de Léan

Catherine de Léan

Audrey Marion

Marie Gignac

Marie Gignac

Solange Dufresne

Gilles Renaud

Gilles Renaud

Jean-Pierre

Anne Dorval

Anne Dorval

Florence

Maxime Denommée

Maxime Denommée

Simon

Émilie Dionne

Émilie Dionne

Catherine

Emily Shelton

Emily Shelton

Hiroko

Yanick Fournier

Yanick Fournier

Marie de Catherine

Gabriel Arcand

Gabriel Arcand

Professeur d'architecture

David Buyle

David Buyle

Étudiant à vélo

Marcel Girard

Marcel Girard

Le voisin

Marc Béland

Marc Béland

Animateur, Yves Michel

France Labonté

France Labonté

Concurrente jeu télévisé

Benoît Rousseau

Benoît Rousseau

Client du fleuriste

Marcel Pomerlo

Marcel Pomerlo

Fleuriste

Julie Beauchemin

Julie Beauchemin

Cliente séduite

Catherine Bérubé

Catherine Bérubé

Sara

Brigitte Tremblay

Brigitte Tremblay

Serveuse resto chic

Gordon Masten

Gordon Masten

Régisseur jeu télévisé

Nathalie Breuer

Nathalie Breuer

Annonceure jeu télévisé (voice)

Kenneth Fernandez

Kenneth Fernandez

Détective privé

Sylvain Marcel

Sylvain Marcel

Macho du snack-bar

Stéphane Lefebvre

Stéphane Lefebvre

Ami du macho

Jean Théoret

Jean Théoret

Policier

Mariane Lalumière

Mariane Lalumière

Charlotte, fille d'Audrey

Hubert Proulx

Hubert Proulx

Louis

Manon Lussier

Manon Lussier

Sécretaire de direction

Frank Schorpion

Frank Schorpion

Normand, l'ex d'Audrey

Karine Ricard

Karine Ricard

Serveuse bar "La Charrette"

Marie Neige Chatelain

Marie Neige Chatelain

Barmaid bar techno

Micheline Marchildon

Micheline Marchildon

Lesbienne 1

Swan Morin-Chamberland

Swan Morin-Chamberland

Lesbienne 2

Jean-Marie Moncelet

Jean-Marie Moncelet

Doyen faculté d'architecture

Alexandre Harvey-Cormier

Alexandre Harvey-Cormier

Thomas, 10 ans

Catherine La Haye

Catherine La Haye

Maquilleuse jeu télévisé

Francis Jalbert

Francis Jalbert

Conducteur

Sylvie De Morais-Nogueira

Sylvie De Morais-Nogueira

L'âme soeur

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