The Grand Highway (1987)

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Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.

• Released: 1987-03-25
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 124 votes

Directed by Jean-Loup Hubert.

Top cast

• Anémone as Marcelle
• Richard Bohringer as Pelo
• Antoine Hubert as Louis
• Vanessa Guedj as Martine
• Christine Pascal as Claire, Louis' mother
• Pascale Roberts as Yvonne, Martine's mother
• Marie Matheron as Solange, Martine's sister
• Daniel Rialet as Simon, Solange's fiancé
• Jean-François Dérec as Driver
• Raoul Billerey as Priest

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