The Girl and the Almond

The Girl and the Almond

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The Girl and the Almond

1996

0h 15m

2.0(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

A young French girl's obsessions about her figure and complexion, but most of all her desire to lose her virginity.

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5 members

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Laure Cavallera

The Girl

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Quentin Conessa

The Brother

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René Fernandez

The Father

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Hélène Force

The Mother

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Prune Lieutier

The Sister

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