In the House
Sep 26 2012
•2h 45m
•Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy’s intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.
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Fabrice Luchini
Germain
Kristin Scott Thomas
Jeanne
Ernst Umhauer
Claude
Emmanuelle Seigner
Esther
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