The Life Before

A French short film about a harrowed father-daughter relationship

Cast

Tchéky Karyo

as André

Ophélie Bau

as Délia

Fouad Hachani

as Le Vigile

Ornella Cormeaux

as La Serveuse

Guillaume Marbeck

as Le Pote de Délia

Mohamed Sadi

as Le Taulier

Nicole Vinchon

as La Voisine

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