Read My Lips

Read My Lips

2001 · 115 min · ★ 7.0 · Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

She is almost deaf and she lip-reads. He is an ex-convict. She wants to help him. He thinks no one can help except himself.

Directed by Jacques Audiard · Written by Jacques Audiard

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