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The Advent Calendar
The Advent Calendar

The Advent Calendar

Will you live until Christmas this year?

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Eva, an ex-dancer, is now living in a wheelchair, unable to walk. When her friend Sophie gives her an old wooden antique advent calendar before Christmas, she realizes each window contains a surprise that triggers repercussions in real life: some of them good, but most of them bad... Now Eva will have to choose between getting rid of the calendar or walking again… even if it causes death around her.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$456555

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

01 December 2021

Country

Belgium

Cast

Eugénie Derouand

Eugénie Derouand

Eva

Honorine Magnier

Honorine Magnier

Sophie

Clément Olivieri

Clément Olivieri

William

Janis Abrikh

Janis Abrikh

Antoine

Cyril Garnier

Cyril Garnier

Boris

Vladimir Perrin

Vladimir Perrin

Thomas

Fabien Jegoudez

Fabien Jegoudez

Jean-François Garreaud

Jean-François Garreaud

Eva's Father

Laura Presgurvic

Laura Presgurvic

Myriam

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