Moka (2016)
Director
Frederic Mermoud
Main cast
Emmanuelle Devos; Nathalie Baye; Diane Rouxel; Olivier Chantreau; Jean-Philippe Ãcoffey
Genres
Drama
Description
Diane Kramer is led by one obsession: to find the driver of the mocha color Mercedes which hit her son and devastated her life. With a few belongings, some money and a gun, she goes to Evian, where she's learned the driver lives.
Frederic Mermoud
Main cast
Emmanuelle Devos; Nathalie Baye; Diane Rouxel; Olivier Chantreau; Jean-Philippe Ãcoffey
Genres
Drama
Description
Diane Kramer is led by one obsession: to find the driver of the mocha color Mercedes which hit her son and devastated her life. With a few belongings, some money and a gun, she goes to Evian, where she's learned the driver lives.
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