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About the Film
Director: Eric Lartigau
Actors: Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup
The film will be followed by an informal reception and an open discussion.
Praise
This psychological thriller was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2011 César Awards and is Certified Fresh with an 88% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.It moves, with supple muscularity, toward a twisty and satisfying conclusion.– Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
This existential thriller is about a person who seeks personal freedom by becoming somebody else.– Mark Jenkins, NPR
About the Director
Eric Lartigau was born in 1964. He is a director and actor, known for La Famille Bélier (2014), I Do (2006) and The Players (2012).Above: ©EuropaCorp
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Sponsors
This program is made possible thanks in part to TV5MONDE, the Mosaïque Cultural Fund and Steven Galante, Chairman of the French Library.
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