SIMONE

SIMONE

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SIMONE

2025

0h 8m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

While taking his routine beachside jog, Haitian immigrant Marcel Lambert gets a call from his mother about the death of her lifelong friend, Simone. Marcel is taken aback by the news. Unbeknownst to his mother, Marcel has kept a secret from her about Simone, which he confides in his therapist.

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Jean-Pierre Vertus

Marcel Lambert

Karen Gibson Roc

Therapist / Simone

Hasan Crawford

Young Marcel Lambert

Creative team

Directed by: Philippe Roc
Written by: Philippe Roc
Jean-Pierre Vertus
Produced by: Jean-Pierre Vertus
Karen Gibson Roc

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