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The Child Who Measured the World

The Child Who Measured the World

2024•1h 44m•5.5/10
Drama

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5.5/10(11)

Alexandre Varda, a powerful property developer of Greek origin, finds his life suddenly turned upside down. On the same day, he is sacked by his sharhold- ers and learns of the death of his daughter, whom he has not seen for 12 years. When he arrives in Greece the next day to repatriate the body, he also discovers that he is the grandfather of a 9-year-old boy with autistic syndrome...

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Production

Roméo Drive Productions, YTA Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Blonde Audiovisual Productions, AT-Production

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Bernard Campan

Bernard Campan

Alexandre Varda

Maria Apostolakea

Maria Apostolakea

Maria 'Maraki' Economou

Fotinì Peluso

Fotinì Peluso

Theofania Reppa

Raphael Brottier

Raphael Brottier

Yannis Varda

Anna Tzanakaki

Anna Tzanakaki

Elena Bratopoulou

Stathis Kokkoris

Stathis Kokkoris

Andreas Manos

Panos Kranidiotis

Panos Kranidiotis

Constantin Makropoulos

Metin Arditi

Metin Arditi

Père Kosmas

Giannis Poimenidis

Giannis Poimenidis

Dimitri Ioannou

Dimitris Goutzamanis

Dimitris Goutzamanis

Nikos

Kostas Krommidas

Kostas Krommidas

Stravos

Charlie Dupont

Charlie Dupont

Antoine

Tania Garbarski

Tania Garbarski

Anne

Babsie Steger

Babsie Steger

Betty

Alexandros Zouridakis

Alexandros Zouridakis

Vassilis

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