Snakes and Ladders

Snakes and Ladders

1980•31m•6.4/10

Mystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(11)

A man awakens to find himself immersed in a real-life scenario of a board game with an ever expanding cartography.

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Production

France 2, Centre Georges Pompidou

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Pascal Bonitzer

Pascal Bonitzer

Jean-Loup Rivière

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