The Mad Women's Ball

Sep 12, 2021

2h 2m

★ 7.1

Overview

A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

History

Production Companies

Légende Films

The Mad Women's Ball Trailers

Cast

Eugénie Cléry

Lou de Laâge

Geneviève Gleizes

Mélanie Laurent

Jeanne

Emmanuelle Bercot

Théophile Cléry

Benjamin Voisin

François Cléry

Cédric Kahn

Louise

Lomane de Dietrich

Jules

Christophe Montenez

Camille

Coralie Russier

Henriette

Alice Barnole

Marguerite

Lauréna Thellier

Thérèse

Martine Schambacher

Grand-mère Cléry

Martine Chevallier

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