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Stella

Stella

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Stella

2008

1h 43m

6.9(58 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Paris, 1977. Eleven year old Stella knows poker better than grammar when she starts the year at a prestigious new school. There, she discovers the possibilities of a whole new world outside her parents' bar.

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Léora Barbara

Léora Barbara

Stella

Mélissa Rodriguès

Gladys

Laëtitia Guerard

Geneviève

Karole Rocher

Karole Rocher

Roselyne, la mère de Stella

Benjamin Biolay

Benjamin Biolay

Serge, le père de Stella

Guillaume Depardieu

Guillaume Depardieu

Alain Bernard

Johan Libéreau

Johan Libéreau

Loïc

Jeannick Gravelines

Jeannick Gravelines

Bubu

Valérie Stroh

Valérie Stroh

Mme Tillier-Dumas, professeur d'histoire geographie

Thierry Neuvic

Thierry Neuvic

Yvon

Creative team

Directed by: Sylvie Verheyde
Written by: Sylvie Verheyde
Produced by: Sarah Benoliel
Bruno Berthemy

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