Funny Boy

Funny Boy

Funny Boy

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Funny Boy

1987

1h 30m

3.8(5 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Micky leaves his provincial and bourgeois background and leaves to live in Paris, where he performs as a transvestite singer in a cabaret.

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Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Gérard Lecaillon

Micky

Gérard Lecaillon

Acting

Valérie Mairesse

Flo

Valérie Mairesse

Acting

Anaïs Jeanneret

Marianne

Anaïs Jeanneret

Acting

Sacha Briquet

Norman

Sacha Briquet

Acting

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Aboulkian

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Acting

Gérard Rinaldi

Lambros

Gérard Rinaldi

Acting

Katherine Erhardy

Dany

Katherine Erhardy

Acting

Gaëlle Legrand

Gaby

Gaëlle Legrand

Acting

Macha Béranger

Claude

Macha Béranger

Acting

Delphine Rich

Catherine

Delphine Rich

Acting

Emmanuelle Riva

Micky's Mother

Emmanuelle Riva

Acting

Jacques Galland

Micky's Father

Jacques Galland

Acting

Annouck Dupont

Chloé

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