Big is Beautiful
Big is Beautiful

Big is Beautiful

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2012
1h 40m
5.7(189 votes)
Comedy

Overview

A resort for individuals who want to lose weight is helps several women discover friendships, acceptance with body image and hard truths.

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Production Companies

Thelma Films
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Cast & Crew

39 members
Acting

Victoria Abril

Sophie

Victoria Abril
Acting

Lola Dewaere

Nina

Lola Dewaere
Acting

Catherine Hosmalin

Émilie

Catherine Hosmalin
Acting

Grégory Fitoussi

Gaspard, le mari de Nina

Grégory Fitoussi
Acting

Mehdi Nebbou

Dr. Hachemi, le médecin du centre

Mehdi Nebbou
Acting

Julia Piaton

Roxane, la sœur de Thomas

Julia Piaton
Acting

Martin Daquin

Thomas, le jeune curiste

Martin Daquin
Acting

Pauline Lefèvre

Natacha, la styliste

Pauline Lefèvre
Acting

Émilie Gavois-Kahn

Nathalie

Émilie Gavois-Kahn
Acting

Raphaël Lenglet

Yussuf, l'escort de Sophie

Raphaël Lenglet
Acting

Dominique Besnehard

Antoine

Dominique Besnehard
Acting

Alain Stern

Fred

Alain Stern
Acting

Barbara Bolotner

Jessica

Barbara Bolotner
Acting

Charlotte de Turckheim

Christelle, la patronne du salon de coiffure

Charlotte de Turckheim
Acting

Valérie Moreau

Isabelle

Valérie Moreau
Acting

Vincent Bowen

Romain

Vincent Bowen
Acting

Jean-Baptiste Perichon

Léo

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Frédéric Chau

Baptiste, le styliste

Frédéric Chau
Acting

Claudine Wilde

Gundrun, la femme de Hans

Claudine Wilde
Acting

Pascal Liger

Hans, le mari du Gundrun

Pascal Liger
Acting

Pablo Pauly

Chauffeur navette

Pablo Pauly
Acting

David Salles

Andrej, l'autre escort de Sophie

David Salles
Acting

Jitka Grekova

Xenia

Jitka Grekova
Acting

Éric Boucher

Jean-Paul

Éric Boucher
Creator

Gilles Stella

Un serveur

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Valentine Anglarès

Une femme

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Rachel Suissa

Femme sympathique

Rachel Suissa
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Alexis Sellam

Monsieur Scrabble

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Directing

Diane Brasseur

La soignante

Diane Brasseur
Acting

Pauline Ziadé

Vendeuse magasin vêtements

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Production

Sophie Hansen

Aide-soignante

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Jérémias Nussbaum

Réceptionniste Munich

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Cécile Rebboah

Serveuse restaurant

Cécile Rebboah
Acting

Priscilla Adade

Vendeuse

Priscilla Adade
Acting

Yolande Blanc

La fermière

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Miléna Chiron

Émilie 14 ans

Miléna Chiron
Acting

Christine Citti

La mère de Roxanne

Christine Citti
Acting

Pascal Légitimus

Freddy, le professeur de sport

Pascal Légitimus
Acting

Anouk Aimée

La mère de Nina

Anouk Aimée

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