Veil of Silence

Feb 10, 2016

0h 29m

★ 2.3

Overview

It is 1968 and Marianne is nineteen years old. She has been sent to a home for young girls, far from her family and friends. Here she meets other girls whose secrets have turned their lives upside down.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Ultime Razzia Productions

Offshore

Veil of Silence Trailers

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Cast

Marianne

Nina Mazodier

Zina

Sonia Amori

Laurette

Clarisse Normand

Rosine

Amélie Porteu de la Morandière

Suzy

Louise Legendre

La mère de Marianne

Flore Grimaud

La directrice

Priscilla Chéron Caroni

La surveillante

Cécile Rittweger

La puéricultrice

Marie Daguerre

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