Craque la vie!

Craque la vie!

1994•1h 27m•6.0/10

DramaTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(1)

Between her four children, her husband, her job at the hardware store, and the creditors on her back, Hélène leads a life that dangerously resembles a makeshift camp in a constant state of emergency. She muddles through as best she can.

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Production

Cité-Amérique

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Linda Sorgini

Linda Sorgini

Hélène April

Annette Garant

Annette Garant

Nina Jean

Guy Nadon

Guy Nadon

Robert Gignac

Germain Houde

Germain Houde

Richard Beaudoin

Reynald Bouchard

Reynald Bouchard

Thomas April

Fanny Lauzier

Fanny Lauzier

Amélie April

Maxime Collin

Maxime Collin

Alex April

Joël Drapeau-Dalpé

Antoine April

Marie-Josée Tremblay

Marie-Josée Tremblay

Annie April

Frank Schorpion

Frank Schorpion

Sam Phillips

Jean-René Ouellet

Jean-René Ouellet

Monsieur Dumais

Françoise Faucher

Françoise Faucher

Madame Chabot

Jean Marchand

Jean Marchand

Pierre Joly (voice)

Marie-France Marcotte

Marie-France Marcotte

Agathe Phillips

Jean-Pierre Chartrand

Jean-Pierre Chartrand

Arthur Gagnon

Gabriel Duchesneau

Gabriel Duchesneau

Camil

Rosemarie Houde

Rosemarie Houde

Laurence

Iannicko N'Doua

Iannicko N'Doua

Zébulon

Patrice Godin

Patrice Godin

Jeune client

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