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Breathe

Breathe

2023•1h 30m•7.0/10
Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.0/10(1)

Fouad, a 15-year-old Moroccan immigrant, and Max, a 27-year-old "old stock" Quebecer, both live frustrating lives. Their respective destinies lead them face to face, in a situation from which neither will emerge unscathed.

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Production

UGO Média, Karaman Productions

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

Amédamine Ouerghi

Amédamine Ouerghi

Fouad

Frédéric Lemay

Frédéric Lemay

Max

Mohammed Marouazi

Mohammed Marouazi

Atif

Houda Rihani

Houda Rihani

Rachida

Guillaume Laurin

Guillaume Laurin

Jérémie

Roger Léger

Roger Léger

Gilles

Marie Charlebois

Marie Charlebois

Maryse

Claudia Bouvette

Claudia Bouvette

Josée

Luis Oliva

Luis Oliva

Éric

Reda Guerinik

Reda Guerinik

Ali

Sasha Migliarese

Sasha Migliarese

Professeure

Fayolle Jean

Fayolle Jean

Directeur d'école

Élie Normil

Wilnor

Vincent Fafard

Vincent Fafard

Félix

Sarah Villeneuve-Desjardins

Éli

Jacques Girard

Jacques Girard

Charles

Agnès Bouchard

Agnès Bouchard

Danseuse

Noah Fornoni

Vlad

Alicia Phommasak

Lyne

Martin Boily

Martin Boily

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