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Rivals
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Rivals

Feb 6, 2008
1h 46m
★ 5.8

Overview

The story of two rival brothers, one a pimp and the other a cop, and how the former manages to be the family favourite.

Genres

Action
Crime

Production Companies

France 3 Cinéma
LGM Productions

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Cast

Guillaume Canet

François

Guillaume Canet

François Cluzet

Gabriel

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Clotilde Hesme

Corinne

Clotilde Hesme

Marie Denarnaud

Nathalie

Marie Denarnaud

Mehdi Nebbou

José

Mehdi Nebbou

Olivier Perrier

Henri

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Carole Franck

Monique

Carole Franck

Nadia Fossier

Jacqueline

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Joseph Malerba

Braqueurs

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Marc Chapiteau

Bouchet

Marc Chapiteau