Impasse

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Impasse

2009

1h 23m

3.0(1 votes)

Drama

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9 members

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Normand D'Amour

Richard Thomson

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Joël Gauthier

Alex Thomson

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Mathieu Dufresne

Patrick Quenneville

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André Nadeau

Michel Hamel

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Julie Prieur

Stéphanie Chartrand

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Elise Beaumont

Mélanie Thomson

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Benoît Paré

Dave

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André Lacoste

Yves

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Pierre Gendron

Robert Allard

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