Cross Words
The story of Cross Words is based on a news item, which quickly becomes a pretext for a sensitive, sensual portrait of a generation represented by two main characters, Pierre and Mila, and a group of thirty-somethings.They’re journalists, teachers, carpenters and artists, between Paris, Marseille and Brussels.
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The story of Cross Words is based on a news item, which quickly becomes a pretext for a sensitive, sensual portrait of a generation represented by two main characters, Pierre and Mila, and a group of thirty-somethings. They’re journalists, teachers, carpenters and artists, between Paris, Marseille and Brussels. Valero portrays fragments of everyday life, interweaving them with impressionistic urban and bucolic slivers.
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- Release date
- Jul 7, 2022
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
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- Language
- French
- Country
- France
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