When the Sea Rises
An actress, who goes all over rural France with her monologe "Sex and Crime", meets and falls in love with a man, since that moment starts helping him in his plays.
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Cast
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Yolande Moreau
Irène
Known for
Amélie
The Brand New Testament
Wim Willaert
Dries
Known for
Undercover
Megalomaniac
Olivier Gourmet
Koslowski
Known for
Cyrano, My Love
Rosetta
Jackie Berroyer
Le journaliste Béthune
Known for
Bye Bye Morons
Calvaire
Philippe Duquesne
Le patron du café des géants
Known for
Welcome to the Sticks
Blind Date
Jacques Bonnaffé
Le serveur de bord de mer
Known for
First Name: Carmen
The Marching Band
Séverine Caneele
La femme de chambre
Known for
Humanité
Rodin
Jan Hammenecker
Jan
Bouli Lanners
Le patron du marché
Known for
Raw
The Night of the 12th
Nand Buyl
Le père de Dries
Also in
Stille Waters
Axel Nort
Serge Larivière
L'artiste #1
Known for
The Brand New Testament
Le Chef
Renaud Rutten
L'artiste #2
Known for
Black Spot
Paris Police 1900
Yolande Moreau Director · Gilles Porte Director Philippe Rouèche Composer
Director Writer
Yolande Moreau
Director Writer Cinematographer
Gilles Porte
Composer
Philippe Rouèche
Editor
Eric Renault
Editor
Muriel Douvry
Production designer
Marc-Philippe Guerig
Production designer
Serge Berkenbaum
Production designer
Jackie Delevoye
Costume designer
Natasha Francotte
Costume designer
Nina de Goeyse
First release October 27, 2004 · Produced in France, Belgium · Production Ognon Pictures, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone
Production
RTBF
Production
Ognon Pictures
Production
Radio Télévision Belge Francophone
Production
France · Belgium
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Original title
Quand la mer monte
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 27, 2004
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 18, 2026 · Theatrical · 4K Restored Version
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