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Stars by the Pound

Stars by the Pound

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Stars by the Pound

2019

1h 28m

6.1(35 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Lois, 16, has only one dream: becoming an astronaut. However, although she’s gifted in physics, she has a big problem: Lois weighs over 200 pounds – a family trait she’s inescapably stuck with. Then, just when everything seems lost, Lois meets Amélie, Stannah, and Justine: three teenagers shattered, like her, by life’s tough breaks; yet ready for anything in order to leave with her for outer space…

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Koro Films

uMedia

Canal+

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5 featured cast members

Starring

Laure Duchêne

Laure Duchêne

Lois

Angèle Metzger

Angèle Metzger

Amélie

Pauline Serieys

Pauline Serieys

Stannah

Isabelle De Hertogh

Isabelle De Hertogh

Jocelyne

Philippe Rebbot

Philippe Rebbot

Jean-Luc

Creative team

Directed by: Marie-Sophie Chambon
Written by: Marie-Sophie Chambon
Anaïs Carpita
Produced by: Céline Chapdaniel
Nadia Khamlichi

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