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No Fear, No Die

No Fear, No Die

19906.01h 32m

Overview

Dah and Jocelyn come from former French colonies to coach their rooster, "S'en fout la mort", for an illicit cock-fight in the basement of a restaurant.

Directed by Claire Denis
Written by Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Produced by Francis Boespflug, Philippe Carcassonne
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Top Cast

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Dah

Alex Descas

Alex Descas

Jocelyn

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Pierre Ardennes

Solveig Dommartin

Solveig Dommartin

Toni

Christopher Buchholz

Christopher Buchholz

Michel

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Gilbert Felmar

TI Emile

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François Oloa Biloa

François

Christa Lang

Christa Lang

Toni's Mother

Daniel Bellus

Daniel Bellus

Man with a Dog

A

Alain Banicles

Inspector

Themes & Keywords

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About No Fear, No Die

No Fear, No Die is a drama film released in 1990 exploring themes of rooster, cock fighting, cockfight, woman director. Directed by Claire Denis, it stars Isaach de Bankolé, Alex Descas, Jean-Claude Brialy. Dah and Jocelyn come from former French colonies to coach their rooster, "S'en fout la mort", for an illicit cock-fight in the basement of a restaurant.

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