City of Pirates

City of Pirates

1984•1h 48m•7.1/10

DramaFantasy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(43)

A surreal odyssey in which a melancholic maidservant crosses paths with a homicidal little boy, travels to a tiny island of pirates and encounters a man with multiple personalities.

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Production

Les Films du Passage, Metro Filmes

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Hugues Quester

Hugues Quester

Toby

Anne Alvaro

Anne Alvaro

Isidore

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil Poupaud

Malo, l'enfant

André Engel

André Engel

Le pêcheur

João Bénard da Costa

João Bénard da Costa

The Father

Clarisse Dole

The mother

André Gomes

André Gomes

The policeman

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