Be Happy!
It's one way of being wise.
2019 · 105 min · ★ 5.5 · Music
A contemporary love story about Peter, a Freudian psychiatrist married to the Finnish Mika, David, a young British gay who lives in Banyoles, addicted to the Grinder, and Coco Lamour, a French actress from Paris.
Directed by Ventura Pons · Written by Ventura Pons
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Billy Cullum David -
Toni Vallès Daniel -
Siân Phillips Maria -
Vicky Peña Betsy -
Usha Jadhav Avni -
Juha Sorola Mika -
Gary Wilmot Peter - K Karme Málaga Coco
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Minnie Marx Gilda - P Pamela Field Pam
- M Matthew White Albert
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David Bocian Young man
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