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Student Services

2010

1h 41m

5.3(147 votes)

Drama

Overview

Nineteen-year-old Laura is stressed by her first year at college when money worries distract her from her studies and so, desperate for cash, she answers an online advertisement for intimate companionship that leads her down a dangerous path.

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Les Films du Kiosque

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Déborah François

Déborah François

Laura

Mathieu Demy

Mathieu Demy

Benjamin

Alain Cauchi

Alain Cauchi

Joe

Benjamin Siksou

Benjamin Siksou

Manu

Anna Sigalevitch

Anna Sigalevitch

Fanny

Joseph Braconnier

Joseph Braconnier

Parking customer

Marc Chapiteau

Marc Chapiteau

Photograph

Pascal Bongard

Pascal Bongard

Gérard

Lou Bohringer

Lou Bohringer

Lou

Édith Le Merdy

Édith Le Merdy

Social worker

Creative team

Directed by: Emmanuelle Bercot
Written by: Emmanuelle Bercot
Produced by: François Kraus
Denis Pineau-Valencienne

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