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The Secret Life of Happy People
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The Secret Life of Happy People

Sep 8, 2006
1h 41m
★ 7.0

Overview

A struggling architecture student falls for a free-spirited waitress who has a hidden agenda.

Genres

Drama
Comedy

Production Companies

Max Films

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Cast

Gilbert Sicotte

Bernard Dufresne

Gilbert Sicotte

Marc Paquet

Thomas Dufresne

Marc Paquet

Catherine de Léan

Audrey Marion

Catherine de Léan

Marie Gignac

Solange Dufresne

Marie Gignac

Gilles Renaud

Jean-Pierre

Gilles Renaud

Anne Dorval

Florence

Anne Dorval

Maxime Denommée

Simon

Maxime Denommée

Émilie Dionne

Catherine

Émilie Dionne

Emily Shelton

Hiroko

Emily Shelton

Yanick Fournier

Marie de Catherine

Yanick Fournier

Gabriel Arcand

Professeur d'architecture

Gabriel Arcand

David Buyle

Étudiant à vélo

David Buyle

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