Bitter Heaven

Jan 15, 2014

1h 31m

★ 5.2

Overview

Hugo reluctantly follows his parents following their transfer to Mayotte. With slums, heat and being white and rich when the majority is black and poor, he struggles to adapt. But he does, thanks to a local girl with whom he falls in love.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Be-FILMS

Eloa Prod

uMedia

uFilm

uFund

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Cast

Jean-Marc

Éric Viellard

Guillaume

Thomas Jouannet

Isabelle

Isabelle Gélinas

Aline

Shirley Bousquet

Françoise

Michèle Bernier

Hugo

Solal Forte

Zaïnaba

Maïmouna Toure

Lydie

Jaïa Caltagirone

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