Why Get Married the Day the World Ends?

Jun 14, 2000

1h 15m

★ 5.7

Overview

Juliette is frantically running away from a man when a car hits her. Lying in the street, semiconscious and stunned, she commences counting. She knows that if no one helps her by the time she reaches 100, something terrible will happen.

Genres

Horror

Drama

Production Companies

Samsa Film

Artémis Productions

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Cast

Juliette

Elina Löwensohn

Pascal Greggory

Gaspard

Jean-Henri Compère

Marie-Luce Bonfanti

Frédéric Bodson

Jaco Van Dormael

Sabrina Leurquin

Micheline Hardy

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