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A Violent Desire for Joy

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1h 15m
Drama, History
Starring Quentin Dolmaire · Grace Seri · Franc Bruneau
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Region of Occitania, France, 1792. As the storm of revolution devastates the country, young monk Gabriel and his companions live peacefully in the Franciscan monastery of Saorge, near the Italian border. But everything changes with the arrival of the beautiful Marianne and a military detachment.

Director
Clément Schneider
Writers
Chloé Chevalier, Clément Schneider
Producers
Clément Schneider, Alice Bégon
Music
Joaquim Pavy
Studio
Les Films d'Argile
Original Title
Un violent désir de bonheur
Original Language
French
Keywords
southern france french revolution 18th century religious belief franciscan monk catholic monastery
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Q
Quentin Dolmaire
Gabriel / François
G
Grace Seri
Marianne
F
Franc Bruneau
A Peddler
V
Vincent Maël Cardona
The Captain
F
Francis Leplay
The Abbot
É
Étienne Durot
Bertrand
I
Ilias Le Doré
Julien
J
Joseph Minster
Monk #1

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