Summary
A ruthless gang led by private detective Joseph Plender is extorting rich people and famous fashion photographer Vincent Mandel seems the next victim.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 82Audiences 67GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer82%
Audience score69%
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 59 min
Longer than most thrillers, +15 min on the typical 104
typical 104119Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2006
October 21, 2006
20 years ago
Genre
ThrillerLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
20 of 20
Yvan AttalVincent
Clovis CornillacPlender
Pierre RichardCendras
Simon AbkarianSam
Olga KurylenkoSofia
Minna HaapkyläHélène
Gérald LarocheBecker
Jean-Claude BouillonMax
Veronika VargaCatherine- PMPierre MarzinCarbona
Alain CerrerMédecin Pompier- BBBernard BolzingerJean-Paul
Ursula DeukerMargritt
Ingrid DonnadieuRéceptionniste Danalogic
Catherine DavenierMadame Le Juge
Éric NaggarLe Juge d'instruction- JDJulien DuboisMathieu
Manon TournierJuliette- MMMichaël MoyonSertis
Katia LewkowiczMaitre Leroy
Directing · 1
- Eric Barbier Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Trân-Minh Nam Writer
- Ted Lewis Novel
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