The Life Before Us

The Life Before Us

2010 · 96 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Re-adaptation of the novel by Emile Ajar (Romain Gary). The story of the Arab orphan boy Momo and the aged prostitute Madame Rosa, who survived Auschwitz.

Directed by Myriam Boyer · Written by Philippe Vincent

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