Chrysalis

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Chrysalis

"There are things that can't be forget."

2007

1h 34m

5.3(91 votes)

Action

Thriller

Crime

Science Fiction

Overview

Paris 2020, a high tech surgeon and her daughter are involved in a horrific car accident, the surgeon saves her daughter's life at the cost of manipulating her dreams and memories.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Albert Dupontel

David Hoffman

Marie Guillard

Marie Becker

Marthe Keller

Professeur Brügen

Mélanie Thierry

Manon Brügen

Claude Perron

Miller

Alain Figlarz

Dimitri Nicolov / Danis Nicolov

Smadi Wolfman

Sarah

Patrick Bauchau

Charles Becker

Guy Lecluyse

Kovacs

Cyril Lecomte

Le légiste

Creative team

Directed by: Julien Leclercq
Written by: Julien Leclercq
Franck Philippon
Produced by: Franck Chorot

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