Happenstance

Happenstance

Happenstance

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Happenstance

2000

1h 30m

6.5(45 votes)

Romance

Drama

Comedy

Overview

How, thanks to what's known as the "Butterfly theory" (a random series of unlinked events), can a young woman and a young man meet?

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Production Companies

Les Films des Tournelles

CNC

Canal+

PROCIREP

Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

Audrey Tautou

Irène

Audrey Tautou

Acting

Faudel

Younès

Faudel

Acting

Éric Savin

Richard

Éric Savin

Acting

Nathalie Besançon

Marie

Nathalie Besançon

Acting

Lysiane Meis

Elsa

Lysiane Meis

Acting

Irène Ismaïloff

Stéphanie

Irène Ismaïloff

Acting

Éric Feldman

Luc

No Image

Acting

Frédéric Bouraly

Bobby

Frédéric Bouraly

Acting

Marina Tomé

Julie

Marina Tomé

Acting

Saïd Serrari

Le pickpocket

Saïd Serrari

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