Messidor
Mar 14 1979
•2h 3m
•Adventure, Drama
Two young women from very different backgrounds journey into the countryside seeking respite from unsatisfactory lives and relationships, but ultimately find that there is no way back to the world they once knew.
Cast
See allClémentine Amouroux
Jeanne Salève
Catherine Rétoré
Marie Corrençon
Franziskus Abgottspon
Hansjorg Bedschard
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