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Guest of Honour is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Atom Egoyan with David Thewlis
Guest of Honour (2020)
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Add to a movie listGuest of Honour est un film canadien réalisé par Atom Egoyan, sorti en 2019.
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Jim fait face à sa fille Veronica, âgée d'une vingtaine d'années, qui souhaite rester emprisonnée pour une agression sexuelle dont elle se sait innocente. Mais leur relation va se compliquer lorsque le passé va refaire surface.Actors
David Thewlis
(Jim)
Luke Wilson
(Father Greg)
Rossif Sutherland
(Mike)
Gage Munroe
(Walter)
Arsinée Khanjian
(Anna)
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