The Small Victories
Mar 01 2023
•1h 29m
•Comedy
Between her roles as mayor and teacher in the small village of Kerguen, Alice's days are very full. When an unexpected new student, 60-year-old Emile, finally decides to learn to read and write, her daily life threatens to become unmanageable. Especially since Alice will also have to save her village and her school...
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Michel Blanc
Emile Menoux
Julia Piaton
Alice Le Guennic, teacher and mayor
Lionel Abelanski
Saturnin, municipal councilor
Marie Bunel
Claudine Le Guennic, mother of Alice and Pauline
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