To Have (Or Not)

To Have (Or Not)

1995 · 89 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Romance

Alice, fired from her job on an assembly line, leaves her boyfriend and provincial home for an uncertain new life in Lyon. There she encounters Bruno, a construction worker who's just been dumped and is severely depressed. Romantic possibilities ensue.

Directed by Laetitia Masson · Written by Laetitia Masson

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