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Poltergay

2006

1h 33m

5.3(85 votes)

Comedy

Horror

Overview

Marc and Emma move into a new house but have no idea that their basement was a gay nightclub. To make matters worse, the club was destroyed by fire, and now the house is haunted by the ghosts of five gay clubbers.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Clovis Cornillac

Clovis Cornillac

Marc Modena

Julie Depardieu

Julie Depardieu

Emma

Lionel Abelanski

Lionel Abelanski

Salopette

Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus

Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus

Bertrand

Jean-Michel Lahmi

Jean-Michel Lahmi

Gilles

Philippe Duquesne

Philippe Duquesne

Michel

Georges Gay

Ivan

Michel Duchaussoy

Michel Duchaussoy

Professor de Sorgues

Alain Fromager

Alain Fromager

David

Anne Caillon

Anne Caillon

Valérie

Creative team

Directed by: Eric Lavaine
Written by: Héctor Cabello Reyes
Eric Lavaine

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