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Héros
COMÉDIE POLICIÈRE  |  20 MINUTES  |  2014

Rita Cerveau, génie dépressif, est appelée à résoudre le meurtre de Ruben Gonzales, star internationale du tennis.

Rita Cerveau, a depressed genius, is called to solve the murder of Ruben Gonzales, an international tennis star.
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Vengeance et terre battueHéros
COMÉDIE POLICIÈRE  |  20 MINUTES  |  2014

Rita Cerveau, génie dépressif, est appelée à résoudre le meurtre de Ruben Gonzales, star internationale du tennis.

Rita Cerveau, a depressed genius, is called to solve the murder of Ruben Gonzales, an international tennis star.

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Vengeance et terre battue

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  • La terre battue
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Vengeance et terre battue
Synopsis (fr)
Rita Cerveau, la femme la plus intelligente du monde, est dépressive. Alors qu’elle tente de lutter contre le spleen en se faisant masser le crâne par un inconnu, elle est appelée pour résoudre une enquête criminelle : Ruben Gonzales, la star internationale de tennis, a été assassiné...
Synopsis (en)
Rita Cerveau, the most intelligent woman in the world, is depressive. While she tries to fight against the spleen by having her skull massaged by a stranger, she is called to solve a criminal investigation: Ruben Gonzales, the international star of tennis, has been murdered.
Director: Mathieu Sapin; Screenplay: Mathieu Sapin; Image: Tristan Tortuyaux; Sound: Alexandre Gallerand
Cast: Gustave Kervern, Vincent Lacoste, Charlotte Le Bon, Riad Sattouf, Thomas Solivérès