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Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

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Brother and Sister

2022

1h 48m

4.9(122 votes)

Drama

Overview

Alice and Louis are brother and sister. She is an actress; he was a teacher and poet. For more than 20 years, Alice has hated her brother. In all this time they haven’t seen one another. The death of their parents brings the siblings face to face.

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ARTE France Cinéma

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil Poupaud

Louis Vuillard

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard

Alice Vuillard

Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani

Faunia Vuillard

Cosmina Stratan

Cosmina Stratan

Lucia

Max Baissette de Malglaive

Max Baissette de Malglaive

Joseph Vuillard

Benjamin Siksou

Benjamin Siksou

Fidèle Vuillard

Patrick Timsit

Patrick Timsit

Zwy

Joël Cudennec

Abel Vuillard

Nicolette Picheral

Nicolette Picheral

Marie-Louise Vuillard

Francis Leplay

Francis Leplay

André Borkman

Creative team

Directed by: Arnaud Desplechin
Written by: Naïla Guiguet
Julie Peyr
Produced by: Pascal Caucheteux

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