Overview
25 year-old Hippo doesn't have a job, doesn't study either but lives from the money his younger brother earns with dealing and from occasional Poker winnings.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Louis Delluc Prize (1989)
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Nominations
Nominated for the Young European Film of the Year (1990)
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Gérard Torikian
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Pierre Novion
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Arnaud DesplechinWriter
- Éric RochantWriter
- Original title
- Un Monde sans pitié
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 22, 1989
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France
Cast
Hippolyte GirardotHippo
Mireille PerrierNathalie
Yvan AttalHalpern
Jean-Marie RollinXavier- Cécile MazanFrancine
- Aline StillLa mère
Paul PavelLe père
Anne KesslerAdeline- Patrick BlondelJF
- Yves BoonenUn normalien
Jean-Luc PorrazUn normalien- Yves DangerfieldUn normalien
Patrick PineauJoueur de poker- Pierre TrabutJoueur de poker
- Marc BehinJoueur de poker
- BianaLa secrétaire de normale
Hervé FallouxDenis
Bernard MazzinghiL'homme de l'EDF- Maryse MérylLa contractuelle
- Gérard DauzatPolicier
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