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This Is Our Land
Overview
Pauline, a devoted and generous home help nurse, raises her two children alone, while also looking after her father, a former steelworker. Taking advantage of her popularity, the directors of an extremist political party suggest she become their candidate at the mayoral elections.
Director and cast
- Lucas Belvaux Director
- Émilie Dequenne as Pauline Duhez
- André Dussollier as Philippe Berthier
- Guillaume Gouix as Stéphane Stankowiak, dit Stanko
- Catherine Jacob as Agnès Dorgelle
- Anne Marivin as Nathalie Leclerc
- Patrick Descamps as Jacques Duhez
- Michel Ferracci as Dominique Orsini
- Jean-Louis Sbille as M. Biaggi
- Charlotte Talpaert as Nada Belisha
- Cyril Descours as Jean-Baptiste Verhaeghe
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