35 Shots of Rum
Feb 18 2009
•2h 41m
•Drama
A widower and her daughter witness the retirement of a colleague of his and the closing of her department at her university.
Cast
See allAlex Descas
Lionel
Mati Diop
Joséphine
Nicole Dogué
Gabrielle
Grégoire Colin
Noé
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