The Intouchables

Director: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Writer: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Cast: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot
Theatrical Release Date: Thu Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2012
Distributor: The Weinstein Co.
On The Web official site

Synopsis: A true story of two men who should never have met — a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects. [Synopsis courtesy of official site]

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