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Living on Love Alone
Julie Bataille is fed up with student jobs. At 23, with a 5-years university degree, she wants to work for real. She meets Ben by chance at a job interview. He's a guy who chose to live by the day, getting by with whatever crosses his path and small-time trafficking. Ben asks her to come and spend the summer with him in the South. Julie declines. Then one day, on an impulse, she leaves everything behind and joins him.
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Julie Bataille is fed up with student jobs. At 23, with a 5-years university degree, she wants to work for real. She meets Ben by chance at a job interview. He's a guy who chose to live by the day, getting by with whatever crosses his path and small-time trafficking. Ben asks her to come and spend the summer with him in the South. Julie declines. Then one day, on an impulse, she leaves everything behind and joins him.
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Genre:Romance, Drama
Written By:Isabelle Czajka
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Runtime:85 minutes
Studio:France 3 Cinéma, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Cast
Isabelle Czajka
Director
Anaïs Demoustier
Julie Bataille
Pio Marmaï
Ben
Laurent Poitrenaux
Bernard
Jean-Louis Coulloc'h
Jean, the father of Julie
Manuel Vallade
Mathieu, Julie's brother
Adélaïde Leroux
Laure
Christine Brücher
Coco's mother, Julie
Océane Mozas
Diane
Armonie Sanders
Charlotte
Stéphane Chivot
The man in the nightclub
Mohammed Bouaoune
Jamel
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