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The Grocer's Son
The Grocer's Son

The Grocer's Son

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Antoine Sforza, a thirty-year-old young man, left his village ten years before in order to start a new life in the big city, but now that his father, a traveling grocer, is in hospital after a stroke, he more or less reluctantly accepts to come back to replace him in his daily rounds.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

6.564/10

Release Date

15 June 2007

Country

France

Cast

Nicolas Cazalé

Nicolas Cazalé

Antoine

Clotilde Hesme

Clotilde Hesme

Claire

Daniel Duval

Daniel Duval

Père d’Antoine

Jeanne Goupil

Jeanne Goupil

Mère d’Antoine

Liliane Rovère

Liliane Rovère

Lucienne

Paul Crauchet

Paul Crauchet

Le Père Clément

Chad Chenouga

Chad Chenouga

Hassan

Benoît Giros

Benoît Giros

Fernand

Ludmila Ruoso

Ludmila Ruoso

Sophie

Stéphan Guérin-Tillié

Stéphan Guérin-Tillié

François

Gilles Chabrier

Gilles Chabrier

Le chef de rang

Jean-Luc Boucherot

Jean-Luc Boucherot

Le docteur village

Christophe Mirabel

Christophe Mirabel

Père petit garçon

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