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Alléluia (Original title)Alleluia (Alternative title)
Dates: 2014 (Copyright), 2014 (Release)

Countries: Belgium, France

Director: Fabrice du Welz

Synopsis: Drama. Gloria, who is raising her daughter alone, is urged by her friend to try a date with suave shoe salesman Michel. When Gloria realizes that Michel is out to trick lonely women out of their money, she suggests they set up in business together. Inspired by the story of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez, the 'lonely hearts' criminals notorious in the USA in the late 1940s.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Love, Dating, Deception
Releases
Date: 22 August 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 93 mins 16 secs - Dialogue (original): French / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: StudioCanal Limited

Credits (58)
©: Panique, ©: Radar Films, ©: Savage Film, ©: Versus Production, ©: One Eyed, Produced with the support of: Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, VOO, With the participation of: Wallonia, With the support of: Fonds Audiovisuel de Flandre, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, In association with: Inver Invest, With the participation of: BETV, With the participation of: Canal+, Ciné+, In association with: Cofinova 8, Presents: Panique, Presents: Radar Films, Presents: Savage Film, Presents: One Eyed, Presents: Versus, International Sales: SND, Producer: Vincent Tavier, Producer: Clément Miserez, Producer: Matthieu Warter, Co-producer: Bart Van Langendonck, Co-producer: Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Co-producer: Olivier Bronckart, Co-producer: Fabrice du Welz, Production Manager: Thierry Baudrais, Location Manager: Luc Moorbergen, 1st Assistant Director: Freddy Verhoeven, 2nd Assistant Director: Clyde Gates, Script Supervisor: Diane Brasseur, Screenplay: Fabrice du Welz, Screenplay: Vincent Tavier, Adaptation & Dialogue: Roman Protat, Based on the true story of: Martha Beck, and [based on the true story of]: Raymond Fernandez, Director of Photography: Manu Dacosse, Stills Photography: Kris Dewitte, Visual Effects: Be Digital, Editor: Anne-Laure Guégan, Art Director: Emmanuel de Meulemeester, Graphic Designer: Sabine Dupont, Costume Designer: Florence Scholtes, Costume Designer: Christophe Pidre, Key Make-up: Urteza Da Fonseca, Titles: Mr & Mme Productions, Original Music: Vincent Cahay, Catherine Graindorge, Violoncelle: Florence Sauveur, Clarinet: Fabrice Alleman, Guitar: Pietro Varrasso, Sound Recordist: Ludo Van Pachterbeke, Re-recording Mixer: Emmanuel de Boissieu, Supervising Sound Editor: Fred Meert, Stunt Co-ordinator: Thibault Sohet
Cast (10)
Lola Dueñas (Gloria), Laurent Lucas (Michel), Héléna Noguerra (Solange), Edith Le Merdy (Marguerite), Anne-Marie Loop (Gabriella), Pili Groyne (Eve), Stéphane Bissot (Madeleine), Sorenza Mollica (Monique), David Murgia (Father Luis), Lara Persain (voice of singer/cinema cashier)