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Beautiful Awakenings

Country: France, Language: French, 15 mins

Original Title

Les Promesses de L'aube
  • Director: Frédéric Chane-son
  • Writer: Frédéric Chane-son
  • Producer: Arnaud Bouvard; Frédéric Chane-son

CGiii Comment

Pretty good cinematography...for a film that doesn't make a whole lot of sense.


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The(ir) Blurb...

One night in a shady hotel room. Taciturn Ludovic takes on Lamya, a fiery aging Spanish prostitute. Is it out of lust? Or out of curiosity? He can't tell. But soon enough Lamya realizes something's definitely wrong. That's when things suddenly take a weird turn.

Cast & Characters

Franck Villette as Ludovic;
Akela Sari as Lamya;
Naby Dakhli as Marien;
Sebastien Pichat as Homme couple;
Juliette Parisot as Femme couple;
Eddy Makhlouka as Jeune 1;
Oussama Kheddan as Jeune 2