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2013 | Color | 100 min

Captain on a container ship, Marco Silvestri is called urgently back to Paris. His sister, Sandra, is desperate: her husband has committed suicide, the family business has gone under, and her daughter has gone adrift. Sandra accuses the powerful businessman, Edouard Laporte, so Marco moves into the building where Laporte’s mistress lives with his son. But he hasn’t planned for Sandra’s secrets, which muddy the waters.

 


Country: Francia, Alemania
Direction: Denis; Claire
Script: Denis; Claire, Fargeau; Jean-Pol
Production: Chioua; Brahim, Maraval; Vincent, Théry-Lapiney; Olivier, Clerc; Laurence
Photography: Godard; Agnès
Sound: Boissau; Martín
Music: Tindersticks;
Cast:Subor; Michel, Bataille; Julie, Descas; Alex, Lindon; Vincent, Mastroianni; Chiara, Créton; Lola
Art direction: Barthélémy; Michel
Participation year at FICM: 2013

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