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Skylab
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Title: Skylab

Release Date: 19 Sep 2011

Runtime: 1h 53m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: The Film, Mars Films, France 2 Cinéma, Tempête Sous Un Crâne Productions, Canal+, France Télévisions, CinéCinéma, Canal Overseas Africa, Coficup, Backup Media, Sofica Manon, Soficinéma 7, Cinémage 5, Cofimage 22, ARTE, Cofinova 5, Région Bretagne

Production Companies: The Film, Mars Films, France 2 Cinéma, Tempête Sous Un Crâne Productions, Canal+, France Télévisions, CinéCinéma, Canal Overseas Africa, Coficup, Backup Media, Sofica Manon, Soficinéma 7, Cinémage 5, Cofimage 22, ARTE, Cofinova 5, Région Bretagne

Overview: It is 1979 and Albertine, 10, and all her family members have gathered in Brittany to celebrate the birthday of her grandmother. Everyone thinks that the Skylab space station from NASA will fall on their heads this summer. The meeting turns into a crazy weekend full of revelations, love and song.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.096 (73 votes)

Cast

  • Grandma Amandine: Bernadette Lafont
  • Mrs. Prévost: Emmanuelle Riva
  • Jean: Eric Elmosnino
  • Anna: Julie Delpy
  • Aunt Linette: Aure Atika
  • Uncle Fredo: Jean-Louis Coulloc'h
  • Aunt Monique: Noémie Lvovsky
  • Uncle Gustavo: Candide Sanchez
  • Uncle Roger: Denis Ménochet
  • Aunt Micheline: Valérie Bonneton
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