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Happenstance
2000
· Movie
· 90 min
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Every rating
54–74
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 74.
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Details
- Director
- Laurent Firode
- Writer
- Laurent Firode
- Studio
- Les Films des Tournelles, Les Films en Hiver, CNC, Canal+
- Released
- 12 June 2000
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 90 min
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