La diagonale des fous

La diagonale des fous

La diagonale des fous

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La diagonale des fous

2021

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6.5(2 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Daphne is a self-absorbed and ultra-ambitious journalist. So when she arrives on Reunion Island with Claude, her cameraman, and Colin, her personal assistant, to cover a sporting event she couldn't care less about... she is sorely disappointed! Treating her team of incompetents with utter contempt, she has only one goal: to get a scoop, whatever it takes!

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Production Companies

FullDawa Films

Mandarin Production

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Maël Besnard

Claude

Mely Bourjac

Daphné

Hugues Jourdain

Hugues Jourdain

Colin

Antoine Gouy

Antoine Gouy

(voix de Thomas Poncet)

Jean-Luc Trulès

Jean-Luc Trulès

Chauffeur

Rocaya Paillet

Vendeuse

Claire Souprayenmestry

Serveuse

Stéphane Crouvezier

Coureur 1

Laurent Grondin

Coureur 2

Creative team

Directed by: Doria Tillier
Written by: Doria Tillier

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