Sympathy for the Devil

Nov 27, 2019

1h 42m

★ 7.7

Overview

In an urban war zone where everything that moves is a target, Paul tries to live, love and inform.

Genres

War

Drama

Production Companies

GO Films

Monkey Pack Films

Logical Pictures

Nexus Factory

uMedia

Title Media

uFund

Canal+

Ciné+

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Cast

Paul

Niels Schneider

Boba

Ella Rumpf

Oncle Dusan

Izudin Bajrović

Marko

Adnan Omerović

Sniper

Mirsad Ibišević

La femme avec des pommes

Ejla Bavčić

Sniper

Aldin Tucić

Un soldat français

Toussaint Colombani

Un journaliste américain

Emir Pašanović

Louise Baker

Elisa Lasowski

Ken Doyle

Arieh Worthalter

Vincent

Vincent Rottiers

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