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Movie Info
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Director -
Philippe Falardeau -
Producer -
Luc Déry , Kim McCraw -
Screenwriter -
Philippe Falardeau -
Distributor -
Music Box Films -
Production Co -
Téléfilm Canada , Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) , micro_scope -
Rating -
PG-13 (Brief Language|A Disturbing Image|Mature Thematic Material) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
Canadian French -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 13, 2012, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 25, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.0M -
Runtime -
1h 34m
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