Malabar Princess

Malabar Princess

★ 6.3IMDb Score
Released:2004-03-03
Genre:Drama
Duration:94 min
Country:France
Director:Gilles Legrand
Actors:Jacques Villeret, Claude Brasseur, Clovis Cornillac, Michèle Laroque, Jules-Angelo Bigarnet
Production:France 3 Cinéma, Epithète films
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Overview:

A man leaves his 8-year old son with his father-in-law who lives near the glacier where the boy's mother died.

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