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WALKA!

WALKA!

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WALKA!

2024

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Drama

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France: 2020s. Piotr, a young Polish immigrant stuck in a string of odd jobs, crosses paths with Stefano, a burly mover. Little did Piotr know, this encounter would soon draw him into the eerie world of nighttime fighting.

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8 featured cast members

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Pierre Le Guen

Pierre Le Guen

Piotr

Stéphane Leclercq

Stéphane Leclercq

Stefano

Florent Bodiou

Ritchie

Vincent Tirel

Vincent Tirel

Le Passeur

Vincent Renevey

Big Max

Thierry Desroses

Thierry Desroses

WALKA (voice)

Małgorzata Kobierska

Grand-mère de Piotr (voice)

Cedric Chavin

Cedric Chavin

Policier

Creative team

Directed by: Sacha Arethura
Produced by: Romain Hugues

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