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The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011)

The Well-Digger's Daughter poster
Original title
La Fille du puisatier
Directed by
Daniel Auteuil
Genre
romantic comedy, comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 185 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A well-digger's daughter becomes pregnant by a young man from a wealthy family who is then called away to war. Her father and the young man's family must confront the situation.

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What happens

The Well-Digger's Daughter (French: La Fille du puisatier) is a 2011 French romantic drama film. Daniel Auteuil makes his directorial debut as he stars alongside Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Kad Merad, Sabine Azéma, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, and Nicolas Duvauchelle. The screenplay by Auteuil is based on the 1940 film The Well-Digger's Daughter written and directed by Marcel Pagnol. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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