The Grand Highway

The Grand Highway

★ 7.3IMDb Score
Released:1987-03-25
Genre:Drama
Duration:104 min
Country:France
Director:Jean-Loup Hubert
Actors:Anémone, Richard Bohringer, Antoine Hubert, Vanessa Guedj, Christine Pascal
Production:TF1 Films Production, Flach Film, Séléna Audiovisuel

Overview:

Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.

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