Abuse of Weakness

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Abuse of Weakness

2013

1h 44m

5.2(40 votes)

Drama

Overview

A stroke-afflicted filmmaker is manipulated by a notorious con man.

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38 members

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Isabelle Huppert

Maud Schoenberg

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Kool Shen

Vilko Piran

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Laurence Ursino

Andy

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Christophe Sermet

Ezzé

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Ronald Leclercq

Gino

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Fred Lebelge

Présentateur TV

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Tristan Schotte

Antoine

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Daphné Baiwir

Hortense

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Dimitri Tomsej

Louis

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Nicolas Steil

Père de Louis

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Jean-François Lepetit

Jean-Paul

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Marc de Bodin de Galembert

Avocat

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Patrick Van Ackere

Kiné

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François Stockmans

Professeur

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Valérie Chavet

Orthophoniste

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Ismaël Villar Bonilla

Ambulancier

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Valérie Azura

Attachée de Presse

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Axelle Beerens

Orthopédiste

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Andrée Cambier

Grane

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Jean-Pierre Denuit

Huissier

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Abdelhouafi Elouassaki

Samir

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Nathalie Transon

Infirmière Affolée

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Michaël Dan Tulalian

June

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Dolorès Fonseca

Infirmière Lampe

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Coline Dubus

Fillette Casting

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Stéphane Thibault

Serveur Biarritz

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Amour Nersesian

Serveur Restaurant Bourgeois

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François Prodhomme

Quentin

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Erdogan Hocer

Taxi Production

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César Maurissen

Nourrisson

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Ulysse Maurissen

Nourrisson

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Amélia Scortino

Bébé

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Gloria Scortino

Bébé

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Maël Lombart

Bébé Hortense

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Gabrielle Magnard

Petite Fille Pub

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Veronique Vandeven

Cliente

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Catherine Breillat

Une Patiente à l'Hôpital (uncredited)

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Mathilde Mazabrard

Clara (uncredited)

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