Sheherazade
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Sheherazade
A Film by Jean-Bernard Marlin
2018 - France - Drama - 106 min.
with Dylan Robert , Kenza Fortas , Idir Azougli & Lisa Amedjout
Language: French
Produced by Grégoire Debailly
Zachary, 17 years old, gets out of jail. Rejected by his mother, he hangs out in the mean streets of Marseille. This is where he meets Shéhérazade.
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