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Dumpster Duchess

Dumpster Duchess

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Dumpster Duchess

2025

0h 30m

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Four Montrealers search for their path within their failing metropolis, mirroring the deterioration of their deepest ambitions. A cinepoetic journey through Montréal- both modest and morose- woven together by the sounds of small things.

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6 featured cast members

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Liana Paré

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Aunerade Beaucage

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Lucas Jolly

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Princesse E. Feussouo

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Nadia Kessiby

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Raphë

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Directed by: Liana Paré
Raphë
Written by: Liana Paré
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Produced by: Raphë

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