It is Christmas Eve. Separated from her young son, Helly struggles for money. A solitary man, Didier pays her to play his fiancée for the night. But the act comes to a tragic end. Left stunned, Helly meets Marie, who takes her in, on her way to the coast. There they encounter Chris. All three will end the night together. It’s their last move in joy and perdition.
Acting
Azabal's exhausted desperation — she plays tired better than anyone.
Direction
Lespert lets silences breathe like another character.
Cinematography
Christmas lights against bleak French streets.
Director
Jalil Lespert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jazz legend Archie Shepp appears as Marcus, bringing unexpected gravitas to a tiny role.
Part of a wave of 2000s French social realist cinema that rejected the 'cinéma du look' gloss for raw working-class stories.
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