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150 Milligrams

150 Milligrams

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150 Milligrams

2016

2h 8m

6.8(131 votes)

Drama

Overview

In the hospital where she works in Brest, France, a lung specialist discovers a direct link between suspicious deaths and state-approved medicine. She fights single-handedly for the truth to come out.

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Production Companies

France 2 Cinéma

Haut et Court

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Dr Irène Frachon, pulmonologist

Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

Dr Antoine Le Bihan, professor

Charlotte Laemmel

Charlotte Laemmel

'Patoche', nurse

Isabelle De Hertogh

Isabelle De Hertogh

Corinne Zacharria, Irene's patient

Lara Neumann

Lara Neumann

Anne Jouan, journalist

Patrick Ligardes

Patrick Ligardes

Bruno Frachon, Irene's husband

Philippe Uchan

Philippe Uchan

Dr Aubert, spokesperson for Servier

Gustave Kervern

Gustave Kervern

Charles Kermarec, publisher of Irène

Pablo Pauly

Pablo Pauly

Charles-Joseph Oudin, victims' lawyer

Olivier Pasquier

Olivier Pasquier

Arsène Weber, Cnam's "Father Christmas"

Creative team

Directed by: Emmanuelle Bercot
Written by: Emmanuelle Bercot
Séverine Bosschem
Produced by: Caroline Benjo
Carole Scotta

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