The Island
Genres
Overview
In Paris, Sophie and Daneel make a solid couple. Nothing, it seems, can separate them - until the day when Sophie tells her partner she has organised a surprise trip to Bulgaria. Daneel refuses to go, but Sophie insists and soon discovers just why her soul mate was so reluctant to set foot in the country...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
2011-05-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
5
Laetitia Casta
Sophie
Bertille Chabert
Lou
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Jodo
Thure Lindhardt
Daneel
Rousy Chanev
Pavel
Olivier Claverie
Simon
Alexander Elenkov
Bellboy
John Laskowski
Office Colleague
Elli Medeiros
Jeanette
Monio Monev
Mihail Mutafov
Ilia
Silvia Petkova
Reporter
Petar Popyordanov
Loïc Risser
Office Employee
Daria Simeonova
Assistant
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