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Direction
- Director: Laetitia Carton
Music & Sound
- Sound: Laetitia Carton
- Sound: François-Xavier Drouet
Editing
- Editor: Julien Chigot
Keywords
hereditary disease
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Movie Information
Original Title:
La Pieuvre
Status:
Released
Language:
N/A
Country of Origin:
France
Production Companies:
Idéale Audience
France Télévisions
