Laurence Anyways(2012)
The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.
Movie: Laurence Anyways
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Laurence Alia
Fred Bellair
Julienne Alia
Stéfanie Bellair
Journalist
Michel Lafortune
Andrée Bellair
Charlotte
Mamy Rose
Baby Rose
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