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The Smell of Us

The Smell of Us

20154.91h 32m

Overview

Self-destructive teens go skateboarding, use drugs and turn tricks in Paris.

Directed by Larry Clark
Written by Mathieu Landais, Larry Clark
Produced by Gérard Lacroix, Christophe Mazodier, Pierre-Paul Puljiz
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Top Cast

Lukas Ionesco

Lukas Ionesco

Math

Diane Rouxel

Diane Rouxel

Marie

Théo Cholbi

Théo Cholbi

Pacman

Hugo Behar-Thinieres

Hugo Behar-Thinieres

JP

R

Rayan Ben Yaiche

Guillaume

Adrien Binh Doan

Adrien Binh Doan

Minh

M

Maxime Terin

Toff

V

Valentin Charles

Toff's friend

Niseema Theillaud

Niseema Theillaud

Catherine

Dominique Frot

Dominique Frot

Math's mother

Themes & Keywords

skateboarding

About The Smell of Us

The Smell of Us is a drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of skateboarding. Directed by Larry Clark, it stars Lukas Ionesco, Diane Rouxel, Théo Cholbi. Self-destructive teens go skateboarding, use drugs and turn tricks in Paris.

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