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Day Off is a french film of genre Drama directed by Pascal Thomas with Vincent Lindon
Day Off (2001)
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Add to a movie listDay Off (French: Mercredi, folle journée !) is a 2001 French drama film directed by Pascal Thomas.
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Le mercredi, les enfants n'ont pas école. Après avoir passé six mois sans voir sa fille, Martin doit la garder. Malgré ses efforts pour être un bon père, il multiplie les erreurs.Actors
Vincent Lindon
(Martin Socoa)
Alessandra Martines
(Madame Socoa)
Christian Morin
(Agenore Esposito)
Catherine Frot
(Sophie)
Olivier Gourmet
(Denis Pelloutier)
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