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Mis

Sep 23, 2001

0h 10m

★ 0.0

Overview

It is the small clues in the brightly-coloured and fast-paced film Mis that explain why the Miss Shishi elections come to nothing for Lydia. The ladies' toilets are a fitting stage for the taut world of a Miss election.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Craft Films

Mis Trailers

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Cast

Lydia

Terence Schreurs

Claudia

Miranda Bergen

Sofie

Tara Elders

Woman At Toilet

Amber Solaris

Owner

Mieke Stemerdink

Woman At Mirror

Rosanna van Boxtel

Tamar

Celia van den Boogert

Tanja

Eva van der Gucht

Angela

Elle van Rijn

Astrid

Miriam Vriend

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