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La Squale is a french film of genre Drama directed by Fabrice Genestal with Esse Lawson
La Squale (2000)
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Add to a movie listLa Squale est un film français, réalisé par Fabrice Genestal sorti en 2000.
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Désirée, surnommée la "Squale", vit dans le culte du père qu'elle n'a jamais connu, Souleymane, le caïd légendaire de la cité. Lorsqu'elle croise le regard de Toussaint, un chef de bande auteur d'un viol collectif, elle n'a de cesse de le séduire. Mais le lascar n'a d'yeux que pour Yasmine, une fille discrète et timide, cloitrée à la maison par ses frères. Désirée, à force d'acharnement, parviendra pourtant à le conquérir. Vaine gloire, car Toussaint, violeur impénitent et pourchasse, l'abandonne et la trahit. Désespérée, Désirée découvre la vérité sur son origine.Actors
Esse Lawson
(Désirée)
Tony Harrisson
(Toussaint)
Denis Lavant
(Le joker)
Foued Nassah
(Samir)
Zakariya Gouram
(Redouane)
Ludivine Maffren
(Leila)
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