The Second Act (2024)
The Second Act
”Florence introduces David to her father, but David is not interested and tries to set her up with his friend.”
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Florence wants to introduce David, the man she’s madly in love with, to her father Guillaume. But David isn’t attracted to Florence and wants to throw her into the arms of his friend Willy. The four characters meet in a restaurant in the middle of nowhere.
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