Vile & Miserable

Feb 7, 2025

1h 51m

★ 5.0

Overview

In a world where books and cars share a sales floor, a misanthropic and immortal bookselling demon is forced to team up with a young, enthusiastic human assistant to save his bookstore.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Vlimeuses Productions Inc.

Colonelle Films

Vile & Miserable Trailers

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Cast

Lucien Vil

Fabien Cloutier

Daniel

Pier-Luc Funk

Karine

Anne-Élisabeth Bossé

Sylvie/Sylvain

Chantal Fontaine

Stéfano Von Strudel

Alexis Martin

Marc

Éric Robidoux

Louis

Rodley Pitt

Agent Bernard

Sébastien Leblanc

Agente Marion

Florence Blain Mbaye

Solange

Anne Boulianne

Cheffe Mafia des livres

Anana Rydvald

Policier

Guillaume Girard

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