Gare du Nord

Gare du Nord

2013 · 119 min · ★ 5.0 · Comedy, Drama

Paris, North Station, anything comes by, even trains. One would like to stay, but they have to hurry up... Like other thousands lives crossing, Ismael, Mathilde, Sacha and Joan are going to meet here...

Directed by Claire Simon · Written by Claire Simon

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