Parisienne

Parisienne

★ 5.9IMDb Score
Released:2016-02-10
Genre:Drama
Duration:119 min
Country:France
Director:Danielle Arbid
Actors:Manal Issa, Vincent Lacoste, Paul Hamy, Damien Chapelle, Clara Ponsot
Production:Orjouane Productions, Les Films Pelléas

Overview:

18-year-old Lina arrives in Paris for her studies. She comes to look for what she has never found in Lebanon, her country of origin: a certain form of freedom. The survival instinct as the only baggage, she sails from one Paris to another to the rhythm of her romantic encounters.

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