What Love Means

Original title: Sa raison d'être

Duration: 200 min

Release date: 2008-03-26

IMDB

The movie, for the most part, charts the AIDS epidemic in France from 1980 – present through the microcosm of a family, but particularly through their gay son Nicolas, who narrates the story.

Drama TV Movie

Sa raison d'être

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Bérénice Bejo

Clémentine Célarié

Clémentine Célarié

Valérie Mairesse

Valérie Mairesse

Valérie Donzelli

Valérie Donzelli

Julien Alluguette

Julien Alluguette

as Bertrand Ferrand

as Alain Guichard

Sophie de La Rochefoucauld

Sophie de La Rochefoucauld

as Mme Frémond

Philippe Lefebvre

Philippe Lefebvre

as Pierre Bresson

Alexandra Mercouroff

Alexandra Mercouroff

Isabelle Ferron

Isabelle Ferron

as Muriel Blondel

as La femme médecin de Bruno/Fabienne

Catherine Hosmalin

Catherine Hosmalin

as Chef de service

Nicolas Briançon

Nicolas Briançon

as Docteur Ardant

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Renaud Bertrand

Renaud Bertrand

Pascal Fontanille

Pascal Fontanille

Christophe Louis

Christophe Louis

Pascal Fontanille

Pascal Fontanille

Véronique Lecharpy

Véronique Lecharpy

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Laurence Bawedin

Laurence Bawedin

Laurence Azouvy

Laurence Azouvy

Key Makeup Artist

Dorothée Soual

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