Bareback ou la Guerre des sens

Bareback ou la Guerre des sens

2006 · 80 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama

A cinephile meets his favourite film maker on a beach in Ramatuelle. He proposes a film project to the director based on the painful adventures that he has just experienced. The two men work on the scenes, each in its own way. The film maker keeps pushing the project, arguing that the shooting is not good. But perhaps there's another reason not to leave the good adventure.

Directed by Paul Vecchiali

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Yves Réjasse Charles Derlincourt
Paul Vecchiali Patrick Séraud
Frédéric Norbert Ferdinand
Sydney Ferreira Lucien
Mehdi Hachemi Dragueur Pinède
Serge Feuillard Le Maton
Béatrice Bruno La Visiteuse de Prison

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