Avec ou sans toi

A short film written by the AIDES teams in Bobigny on the occasion of the International Day against LGBT Phobias, the film features Lucas, a young man who announces his homosexuality to his mother.

Cast

Fred Dias

as Hélène

Valentin Nerdenne

as Lucas

Michèle Raingeval

as Charlotte

Mike Fédée

as Sofiane

François Duarté

as Un Passant

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