The Secret Life of Happy People

The Secret Life of Happy People

2006•1h 41m•7.0/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(2)

A struggling architecture student falls for a free-spirited waitress who has a hidden agenda.

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Production

Max Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Gilbert Sicotte

Gilbert Sicotte

Bernard Dufresne

Marc Paquet

Marc Paquet

Thomas Dufresne

Catherine de Léan

Catherine de Léan

Audrey Marion

Marie Gignac

Marie Gignac

Solange Dufresne

Gilles Renaud

Gilles Renaud

Jean-Pierre

Anne Dorval

Anne Dorval

Florence

Maxime Denommée

Maxime Denommée

Simon

Émilie Dionne

Émilie Dionne

Catherine

Emily Shelton

Emily Shelton

Hiroko

Yanick Fournier

Marie de Catherine

Gabriel Arcand

Gabriel Arcand

Professeur d'architecture

David Buyle

David Buyle

Étudiant à vélo

Marcel Girard

Marcel Girard

Le voisin

Marc Béland

Marc Béland

Animateur, Yves Michel

France Labonté

Concurrente jeu télévisé

Benoît Rousseau

Benoît Rousseau

Client du fleuriste

Marcel Pomerlo

Fleuriste

Julie Beauchemin

Julie Beauchemin

Cliente séduite

Catherine Bérubé

Catherine Bérubé

Sara

Brigitte Tremblay

Serveuse resto chic

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