The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

2018•1h 43m•7.1/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(20)

An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a dead, long-ago lover.

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Production

Les Productions Balthazar, Film-in-Evolution, Bitters End

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean

Pauline Étienne

Pauline Étienne

Juliette

Maud Wyler

Maud Wyler

Céline, la mère de Jules

Arthur Harari

Arthur Harari

Philippe

Isabelle Weingarten

Isabelle Weingarten

Marie

Noë Sampy

Yuki

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Le réalisateur

Jean-Louis Berard

Claude

Françoise Michaud

Françoise Michaud

La maquilleuse

Jules Langlade

Jules

Adrien Cuccureddu

Tom

Adrien Bianchi

Adrien

Louis Bianchi

Louis

Romain Mathey

Romain

Mathis Nicolle

Mathis

Coline Pichon-Le Maître

Coline

Emmanuelle Pichon-Le Maître

Emmanuelle

Rafaèle Gelblat

Rafaèle Gelblat

Rafaèle

Lou-Ann Mazeau-Guéguen

Lou-Ann

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