Les mots magiques

Les mots magiques

1998 · 21 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

A young man in his thirties goes to his father's house in the hope of telling him once and for all what he has always wanted to tell him. Then begins an endless nightmare.

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · Written by Jean-Marc Vallée

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