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Strange Gardens

7.4

2003•1h 35m

Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something from their mutual past that will explain the reason for Lucien’s father’s strange behavior.

Production

Production

Cast

Photo of Jacques Villeret

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Pouzay

Photo of André Dussollier

André Dussollier

André Designy

Photo of Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Plaisance

Photo of Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

Emile Bailleul

Photo of Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

Marie Gerbier

Photo of Isabelle Candelier

Isabelle Candelier

Louise, Jacques' wife

Photo of Victor Garrivier

Victor Garrivier

Félix Gerbier

Photo of Damien Jouillerot

Damien Jouillerot

Lucien, Jacques's son

Photo of Jean-Claude Durand

Jean-Claude Durand

Raoul, aka 'Cul Fanny'

Photo of Michel Cordes

Michel Cordes

Boss of the shooting

Photo of Nina-Paloma Polly

Nina-Paloma Polly

Françoise, Jacques' daughter

Photo of Solène Chavanne

Solène Chavanne

Suzy

Photo of Mélanie Baxter-Jones

Mélanie Baxter-Jones

Emile's daughter in 1944

Photo of Jacques Giraud

Jacques Giraud

Station master

Photo of Manfred Andrae

Manfred Andrae

Major

Photo of Alexander Held

Alexander Held

SS officer

Photo of Michael Hanemann

Michael Hanemann

Sergeant

Photo of Ernst-Georg Schwill

Ernst-Georg Schwill

Sergeant at the station

Photo of Karl Jürgen Sihler

Karl Jürgen Sihler

SS interpreter

Photo of Oliver Stern

Oliver Stern

Referral sentry

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