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Chronic is a mexicain film of genre Drama directed by Michel Franco released in USA on 21 october 2015 with Tim Roth
Chronic (2015)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 21 october 2015
Length 1h47
Directed by Michel Franco
OriginMexique
Genres Drama
Rating65%
Chronic is a 2015 American drama film directed by Michel Franco. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Franco won the award for Best Screenplay.
Synopsis
David, un infirmier assistant des patients en phase terminale, tente de renouer des liens avec sa famille qu'il a jadis abandonnée.Actors
Tim Roth
(David)
Bitsie Tulloch
(Lidia)
David Dastmalchian
(Bernard)
Claire van der Boom
(Alice)
Sarah Sutherland
(Nadia Wilson)
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