Struggle for Life

Jun 15, 2016

1h 39m

★ 5.8

Overview

Marc Châtaigne, an intern at the Ministry of Standards, is sent to French Guiana to implement European construction standards at Guyaneige: the first Amazonian ski slope, intended to boost tourism in French Guiana. There, he meets Tarzan, an attractive intern at the National Forestry Office, with whom he’ll get lost on a journey through the jungle that will take him far, far away…

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Rectangle Productions

France 3 Cinéma

Orange Studio

SCOPE Pictures

Aldabra Films

IMAV Editions

Chaya Films

Struggle for Life Trailers

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Cast

Marc Châtaigne

Vincent Macaigne

Tarzan

Vimala Pons

Duplex

Pascal Légitimus

Galgaric

Mathieu Amalric

Rosio

Jean-Luc Bideau

Acteur

Ricky Tribord

Friquelin

Fred Tousch

Damien

Rodolphe Pauly

Ulrich

Pascal Tagnati

Georges

Thomas De Pourquery

De Rostiviec

Philippe Laudenbach

Pilot

Serge Trinquecoste

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