A revelation of the 2015 Cannes Critics’ Week with his feature debut The Wakhan Front [+lee también:
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Written by the director, the script of Gold Drop centres on Ramsès (who will be played by Karim Leklou – nominated for the 2019 César 2019 for Most Promising Actor for The World Is Yours [+lee también:
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Spare Keys [+lee también:
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For the record, the 2020 Grand Prix had gone to Rachid Hami for his project For My Country [+lee también:
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