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Hard Shell, Soft Shell

Hard Shell, Soft Shell

2021•1h 39m•6.9/10
RomanceComedy

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6.9/10(67)

Az works for an oyster farmer in Sète. He knows oysters by heart, he opens them by the hundreds. In one of them, Az decides to hide a ring, to ask his girlfriend Jess to marry him. She doesn't say yes. Fortunately, his band of friends are ready to do anything to help him get his head out of the water.

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Production

UNITÉ, France 3 Cinéma, Canal+, Ciné+, France Télévisions, SofiTVCiné 8, Indéfilms Initiative 8, h264, CNC

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

Yasin Houicha

Yasin Houicha

Azzedine

Oulaya Amamra

Oulaya Amamra

Lila

Raphaël Quenard

Raphaël Quenard

Raphaël

Samira Sedira

Samira Sedira

Taous, la mère

Tiphaine Daviot

Tiphaine Daviot

Jessica

Bilel Chegrani

Bilel Chegrani

Ahmed

Tassadit Mandi

Tassadit Mandi

Kheira, la grand-mère

Diong-Kéba Tacu

Diong-Kéba Tacu

Kalidou

Guillermo Guiz

Guillermo Guiz

Giaccomo

Holy Fatma

Holy Fatma

Najwa, la soeur

Roméo de Lacour

Roméo de Lacour

Roméo

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