Fortune

Ruben has been living in the tourist centre of Paris for several years. He's never managed to make a niche for himself. Instead, he has been living in his little hideaway. August, Ruben is suffocating, and is forced to resurface.

Cast

Robin Zimmer

as Ruben

Thomas Ducasse

as L'ami

Hugo Behar-Thinieres

as l'inconnu

Marie Espinosa

as La pêcheuse

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