“By Any Means” and the Pitfalls of Entertainment
It is up to the community to decide if this film is a force for enlightenment or not.
Koko Flanel
Placide's dad tells him on his deathbed he'll haunt Placide if he doesn't find a wife soon. Placide cautiously agrees, but he only wants to settle for a very beautiful woman. That might be easier said than done, since he is a vagabond. When he accidentally enters a photo shoot, Placide meets Sarah. He falls in love, but she is way out of his reach.
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Placide's dad tells him on his deathbed he'll haunt Placide if he doesn't find a wife soon. Placide cautiously agrees, but he only wants to settle for a very beautiful woman. That might be easier said than done, since he is a vagabond. When he accidentally enters a photo shoot, Placide meets Sarah. He falls in love, but she is way out of his reach.
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Genre:Comedy, Romance
Written By:Stijn Coninx, W.L. Luk Janssen, Urbanus, Alain Berliner, Guy Mortier
In Theaters:
Box Office:$8,250,000
Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Trampoline Films (Asse), Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC), Superclub (Aartselaar)
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