Reste

Name: Reste
Director: Ginger Le Pêcheur
Genre: Drama
Released: 2022-03-25
Cast: Maëllya Gauvin

A BITTERSWEET TASTE OF CANDOR

2022 · 7 min · Drama

On a summer morning, Chichou, a six-year-old girl, invite us to discover what her daily life is made of. Perhaps at the cost of what childhood should normally look like.

Directed by Ginger Le Pêcheur

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Maëllya Gauvin Chichou

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