Pattaya | |
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Directed by | Franck Gastambide |
Written by | Franck Gastambide Stéphane Kazandjian |
Produced by | Éric Altmayer Nicolas Altmayer Pascal Bonnet |
Starring | Franck Gastambide Malik Bentalha Anouar Toubali |
Cinematography | Renaud Chassaing |
Edited by | Laure Gardette |
Music by | DJ Kore |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Gaumont Film Company |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $7.6 million |
Box office | $13.4 million [1] |
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