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35 Ratings

THE EGGSHELLS

Les coquilles

Directed by Nathalie Boutefeu
France, 2003
Short, Drama
  • 3636 minutes

Synopsis

Nine-year-old Isabelle has but one desire: to see her divorced parents reunited, even momentarily, in the same room. Why not a hospital room? And why not gorge herself with eggshells which, as everyone knows, cause appendicitis.

Synopsis

Nine-year-old Isabelle has but one desire: to see her divorced parents reunited, even momentarily, in the same room. Why not a hospital room? And why not gorge herself with eggshells which, as everyone knows, cause appendicitis.