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The New Life of Paul Sneijder

The New Life of Paul Sneijder

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The New Life of Paul Sneijder

2016

1h 54m

6.0(61 votes)

Drama

Overview

Following a rare accident, Paul Sneijder opened his eyes to the reality of his life as a "senior manager" in Montreal: his work no longer interested him, his wife annoyed him and deceived him, his two sons despised him ... How can we continue to live under these conditions? Starting with a change of profession: dog walker for example! Will his relatives accept this change that will turn him into a free man?

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Caramel Films

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Paul Sneijder

Géraldine Pailhas

Géraldine Pailhas

Anna Sneijder

Guillaume Cyr

Guillaume Cyr

Benoit Charistéas

Pierre Curzi

Pierre Curzi

Maître Wagner-Leblond

Gabriel Sabourin

Gabriel Sabourin

Maître Cudmore

Hugo Dubé

Hugo Dubé

Bréguet

Aliocha Schneider

Aliocha Schneider

Hugo Sneijder

Alexa-Jeanne Dubé

Alexa-Jeanne Dubé

Marie Sneijder

Vassili Schneider

Vassili Schneider

Nicolas Sneijder

Jane Wheeler

Jane Wheeler

Dr. Walcott

Creative team

Directed by: Thomas Vincent
Written by: Thomas Vincent
Produced by: Pierre Forette
Thierry Wong

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