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Hey Stranger

Hey Stranger

19945.01h 45m

Overview

An actor and poet falls in love with a former mortuary photographer turned waitress. They find themselves caught up way over their heads in a dirty political and financial affair, an art smuggling case that touches them merely for the fact that it may separate them, be it through death or exile.

Directed by Peter Woditsch
Written by Sophie Schoukens, Peter Woditsch, Sophie Simon
Produced by Sophie Schoukens, Alfred Hürmer, Jacqueline Pierreux
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Top Cast

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Vincent Rouche

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Bénédicte Loyen

Bénédicte Loyen

Sarka

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Tania

William Hickey

William Hickey

Major-domo

Guy Tréjan

Guy Tréjan

Skolimowski

Jacques Seiler

Jacques Seiler

Frans

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Micheline Hardy

Mother of Sarka

Jolente De Keersmaeker

Jolente De Keersmaeker

Alina

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Marcel Dossogne

Steinler

Philippe Van Kessel

Philippe Van Kessel

Gabriel

About Hey Stranger

Hey Stranger is a mystery, romance, thriller film released in 1994. Directed by Peter Woditsch, it stars Vincent Rouche, Bénédicte Loyen, Hanna Schygulla. An actor and poet falls in love with a former mortuary photographer turned waitress. They find themselves caught up way over their heads in a dirty political and financial affair, an art smuggling case that touches them merely for the fact that it may separate them, be it through death or exile.

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