Muscat | |
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Directed by | Philippe Grenier |
Written by | Philippe Grenier |
Produced by | Sophie Ricard-Harvey Charlotte Beaudoin-Poisson |
Starring | Ilyes Tarmasti Alexandre Bergeron |
Cinematography | Derek Branscombe |
Edited by | Philippe Grenier |
Music by | Nicolas Maranda |
Production company | Ô Films |
Distributed by | h264 Distribution |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | French English Darija |
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