"YOU BETTER SWALLOW THE PILL"
In the 1970s, Nassim presents ‘Talk Chaud’ in front of a sizable audience. However, he is confronted with the return of his old friend Oumar, to whom he must be held accountable for betrayal.
Social & External
The people behind it
Nadhir El Arabi
Nassim
Hermann Deckous
Oumar
Agathe Bokja
Anne
Didier Jodar
Christophe
Karim Kachkach
Mehdi
Willy Kazza
Le Médecin
Samir Guesmi
La voix off
Lina El Arabi
Abdel Merghad
Nassim (jeune)
Manoah Kongo
Oumar (jeune)
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