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So Long
Joaquim is a musician, but it doesn't enable him to earn a living. He has another talent, which offers him an opportunity to change his existence: working with his brother in the very closed circle of traders. To celebrate this new path, he goes out... and encounters Zoé, a young violinist. The spend the rest of the night together, talking and singing. He finds himself obliged to make a choice: ensure his future, or live his passion and this blossoming love. But is any of this real?
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Joaquim is a musician, but it doesn't enable him to earn a living. He has another talent, which offers him an opportunity to change his existence: working with his brother in the very closed circle of traders. To celebrate this new path, he goes out... and encounters Zoé, a young violinist. The spend the rest of the night together, talking and singing. He finds himself obliged to make a choice: ensure his future, or live his passion and this blossoming love. But is any of this real?
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Runtime:89 minutes
Studio:Les Mûres Sauvages
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