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NADIA ET LES HIPPOPOTAMES (1999)

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Drama. Nadia, a single woman with a six-month-old baby, has arrived in Paris attempting to find the baby's father, a railway worker, who has not been in contact since the child was born. Nadia has seen the father on television during current news bulletins regarding a major labour dispute which has virtually paralysed the city. A group of railway workers on strike offer to accompany Nadia and her infant to various other strike groups in an attempt to find the baby's father.

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