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Friday, July 4 marks the end of a chapter for Sacha: her final day of drama school and the beginning of the long road to finding her place as an actress. That very evening, she heads to the Avignon Festival. She sets off in her van with four friends - a journey to come to terms with failure and to prove, to her family and to herself, that she made the right choice.

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Production

Chambre à part, In'Scène Production, Next Film Distribution

Language

FR

Status

Released

Cast

Maëlys Beauvais

Maëlys Beauvais

Sacha

Thibault Bonenfant

Romain

Sarah Abdelmoumni

Esme

Thomas Aprahamian

Elie

Beidja Yahiaoui

Léonie

Damien Jouillerot

Damien Jouillerot

Gaspard

Crystal Shepherd-Cross

Crystal Shepherd-Cross

Séverine

Salif Cissé

Salif Cissé

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