Lovers

A French woman falls in love with a Yugoslavian man, not realizing that he is an illegal immigrant.

Cast

Élodie Bouchez

as Jeanne

Sergej Trifunović

as Dragan

Madeleine Barr

Mathias Benguigui

as Le Polizier

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

as Le Kiosquier

Patrick Catalifo

Thibault de Montalembert

as Jean-Michel

Irina Dečermić

as Maria

Graziella Delerm

as La Flic

Philippe Duquesne

as Le client

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