After her mother walked out on her when she was just eight years old, Juliette
has grown up under the care of her over-attentive father. She has completed
her studies but has yet to find a job that appeals to her. Now aged
25, she is happy to fritter away her life in the company of her two best
friends, until, one day, she meets Antoine, the man she has been waiting
for. Ever anxious about Juliette's infantile conduct, her more seriously
minded sister does everything she can to encourage her to take charge of
her life, but in vain. Belonging to the generation that lives only
for pleasure and amusement, Juliette is in no hurry to grow up and accept
her responsibilities as an adult. Unfortunately for her, events are
conspiring to move her in that direction at an accelerating pace, whether
she likes it or not...
Cast: Astrid Bergès-Frisbey (Juliette),
Féodor Atkine (Juliette's Father),
Yannik Landrein (Antoine),
Élodie Bouchez (Louise),
Sébastien Houbani (Gaétan),
Roman Kolinka (Charles),
Nina Meurisse (Lou),
Yoli Fuller (Paul),
Manu Payet (Oscar),
Thomas Durand (Gaspard),
Camille Grandville (Pilar),
Abel Jafri (Kimel),
Pierre Giraud (Michel's Doctor),
Florence Bebic (Nurse Hospital Reception),
Cécile Bouillot (Nurse ER),
François Hauteserre (Man at the Park),
Hammou Graïa (Publisher),
Skinnilove (Concert Band),
Carla Zenou (Max),
Paul Chalanset (Max's Brother)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 81 min
Continental Films, quality cinema under the Nazi Occupation
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