High Society | |
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French | Le beau monde |
Directed by | Julie Lopes-Curval |
Written by | Sophie Hiet Julie Lopes-Curval |
Produced by | Fabienne Vornier Francis Boespflug Stéphane Parthenay |
Starring | Ana Girardot Bastien Bouillon Baptiste Lecaplain |
Cinematography | Céline Bozon |
Edited by | Muriel Breton |
Music by | Sébastien Schuller |
Production company | Pyramide Productions |
Distributed by | Pyramide Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $3.4 million [1] |
Box office | $307.025 [2] |
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