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Catarina

Catarina

20210h 16m

Overview

Ruined and abandoned by his wife, Francis is ready to do anything to win her back. With the help of his friend Simon, he decides to kidnap Catarina, the wife of the man who scammed him, in order to blackmail him and recover his savings.

Directed by Pierre Amstutz Roch
Written by Pierre Amstutz Roch
Produced by Olivier Berlemont, Émilie Dubois
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Top Cast

Camille Japy

Camille Japy

Sophie

David Salles

David Salles

Francis

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Madeleine Baudot

Marie

Laurent Saint-Gérard

Laurent Saint-Gérard

Alex

Lionel Laget

Lionel Laget

Simon

Pierre Samuel

Pierre Samuel

Le policier

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Elphie Pambu

La journaliste

Themes & Keywords

kidnappingunfaithfulness

About Catarina

Catarina is a crime, comedy film released in 2021 exploring themes of kidnapping, unfaithfulness. Directed by Pierre Amstutz Roch, it stars Camille Japy, David Salles, Madeleine Baudot. Ruined and abandoned by his wife, Francis is ready to do anything to win her back. With the help of his friend Simon, he decides to kidnap Catarina, the wife of the man who scammed him, in order to blackmail him and recover his savings.

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