To the Ends of the Earth | |
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Directed by | Guillaume Nicloux |
Screenplay by | Guillaume Nicloux Jérôme Beaujour |
Produced by | Benoît Jaubert Philippe Godeau |
Starring | Gaspard Ulliel Guillaume Gouix Lang Khê Tran Gérard Depardieu |
Cinematography | David Ungaro |
Music by | Shannon Wright |
Production company | Les Films du Worso |
Distributed by | Ad Vitam |
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Country | France |
Language | French |
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