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Alice

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Directed by Josephine Mackerras
Produced by Josephine Mackerras
Written by Josephine Mackerras
With: Emilie Piponnier, Martin Swabey, Chloé Boreham, Jules Milo Levy Mackerras, Ariana Rodriguez Giraldo, Juliette Tresanini, Christophe Favre, Philippe de Monts, David Coburn, Robert Burns, and Marie-Laure Dougnac
Cinematography: Mickael Delahaie
Editing: Marsha Bramwell
Music: Alexander Levy Forrest
Runtime: 103 min
Release Date: 15 May 2020
Color: Color
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Strong performances help compensate for an underwritten script in this compelling feminist tale of a French housewife who turns to sex work in order to reclaim her independence after discovering her husband's addiction to high-end prostitution has bankrupted her family.