
Strong Shoulders
Drama · TV Movie
Overview
A young woman obsessively trains to be a track-and-field star.
Top Cast


Nina Meurisse
Nina Meurisse
Dani
Nina Meurisse
Dani


Guillaume Gouix
Guillaume Gouix
Rudy
Guillaume Gouix
Rudy


Louise Szpindel
Louise Szpindel
Sabine
Louise Szpindel
Sabine
Dora Jemaa
Dora Jemaa
Fatia
Dora Jemaa
Fatia


Max Rüdlinger
Max Rüdlinger
le père de Sabine
Max Rüdlinger
le père de Sabine


Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François Stévenin
Gelewski
Jean-François Stévenin
Gelewski


Anne Coesens
Anne Coesens
la mère de Sabine
Anne Coesens
la mère de Sabine


Jean-Pierre Gos
Jean-Pierre Gos
le père de Rudy
Jean-Pierre Gos
le père de Rudy
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