A bitter-sweet story of a young sales assistant and a truck driver trapped between their dreams and the economic depression.
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The people behind it
Marie-France Boyer
Nicole
Bernard Fresson
Jean
Étienne Bierry
Devos
Francis Lax
Marc
Françoise Vatel
Francine
Hervé Jolly
Pierre
Raymond Avenière
Raoul
Simonne Durieu
La mère de Jean
Jean Daulnoye
Marcel
Roger Francel
Abbé Forthomme
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A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.
