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Almayer's Folly
Almayer's Folly

Almayer's Folly

Genres

Drama

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A tale of an occidental merchant, Kaspar Almayer, whose dreams of riches for his beloved daughter, Nina, collapse under the weight of his own greed and prejudice.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

6.413/10

Release Date

25 January 2012

Country

Belgium

Cast

Stanislas Merhar

Stanislas Merhar

Almayer

Marc Barbé

Marc Barbé

Capt. Lingard

Aurora Marion

Aurora Marion

Nina

Zac Andrianasolo

Zac Andrianasolo

Daïn

Sakhna Oum

Sakhna Oum

Zahira

Solida Chan

Solida Chan

Chen

Sun Yucheng

Sun Yucheng

Capitaine Tom Li

Bunthang Khim

Bunthang Khim

Ali

Fergus Rees

Fergus Rees

Sub Lieutenant

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