Soft Shell Man

Sep 7, 2001

1h 42m

★ 6.5

Overview

An emotionally immature underwater photographer returns home to an affair with his best friend's deaf girlfriend and unresolved issues with the wife he left six months before.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

CBC

Qu4tre par Quatre

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Cast

Alex

David La Haye

Marie

Isabelle Blais

Samuel

Emmanuel Bilodeau

Sara

Chantal Giroux

Simone

Sophie Prégent

Pierre

Vincent Bilodeau

Jules

Thai-Hoa Le

Dr. Gopal

Nina Borcar

Employée de l'aéroport

Lenie Scoffié

Fleuriste

Philippe Mougeot

Réceptionniste Journal Cité

Dominic Théberge

Rachel l'interprète

Rachel Allard

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