My Angel

My Angel

2004 · 94 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Colette, a prostitute in love, receives a phone call in the middle of the night. An unknown colleague asks her for a favour in the form of a cry for help: to pick up her boy and bring him to her. She, herself, needs a child to make her loved ex return to her.

Directed by Serge Frydman · Written by Serge Frydman

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