Nearest to Heaven | |
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Directed by | Tonie Marshall |
Written by | Tonie Marshall Anne-Louise Trividic |
Produced by | Olivier Bomsel Gilles Sandoz Fabienne Vonier |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Agnès Godard |
Edited by | Jacques Comets |
Music by | François Dompierre David Hadjadj Jérôme Robotier |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Countries | France Spain Canada |
Languages | English French |
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