The Assistant | |
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Directed by | Christophe Ali Nicolas Bonilauri |
Written by | Christophe Ali Nicolas Bonilauri Jacques Sotty Philippe Blasband |
Produced by | Tom Dercourt Donato Rotunno |
Starring | Nathalie Baye Malik Zidi |
Cinematography | Nicolas Massart |
Edited by | Ewin Ryckaert |
Music by | Jérôme Lemonnier |
Production companies | Cinéma Defacto Artémis Productions Tarantula Luxembourg |
Distributed by | Bac Films (France) |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Countries | France Belgium Luxembourg |
Language | French |
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