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Ava (2017)
Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her own way. She steals a big black dog that belongs to a young man on the run...
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Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her own way. She steals a big black dog that belongs to a young man on the run...
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Léa Mysius, Paul Guilhaume
In Theaters:11/14/2017
Box Office:$500,000
Runtime:106 minutes
Studio:Trois Brigands Productions, F Comme Film, ARTE France Cinéma
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