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Pigalle (1994)

Pigalle poster
Directed by
Karim Dridi
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman moves into a rundown neighborhood in Paris, caught between the brutal world of boxing and an affair with a has-been fighter. She struggles to find her own way amid the violence and desperation around her.

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What happens

Pigalle is a 1994 French neo-noir film written and directed by Karim Dridi and starring Véra Briole and Francis Renaud. The film was entered into the main competition at the 51st edition of the Venice Film Festival. It was also nominated at the 1996 César Awards for Best First Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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