Taking the Plunge 2

Jun 17, 2009

1h 51m

★ 4.1

Overview

Gaby and Fred are preparing for the world swimming championships which will be held in Quebec City this year. Their love will be put to the test when a former love of Gaby's turns up at the championships. Gaby finds herself at a crucial point of her life where she has to choose whether to continue competing or follow another dream that she's cherished forever, but which seems impossible to everyone else—her dream to become an astronaut.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Gaëa Films

Christal Films

Taking the Plunge 2 Trailers

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Cast

Gaby Roberge

Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin

Frédérick Bédard

Jason Roy-Léveillée

Sandrine Meilleur

Mariloup Wolfe

William Therrien

David Laurin

Peggy Lamothe

Sylvie Moreau

Jean-Marc Roberge

Guy Jodoin

Vincent Roberge

Samuel Landry

Yaelle

Marina Orsini

Olivier Duclos

Alexandre Despatie

Nick

Max Walker

Maxime Jobin

Maxime Desbiens-Tremblay

Anna's Brother

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