A ruthless gang led by private detective Joseph Plender is extorting rich people and famous fashion photographer Vincent Mandel seems the next victim. He is married to Hélène, daughter of one of the richest people in Europe, but not quite happily. In fact the marriage is on the brink of a divorce and a judge is deciding who will take the two children. Can Hélène take them to Germany or will they stay with Vincent? Vincent has a lot on his mind and he improvises when model Sofia Kippiani comes to his studio, but his makeup crew doesn't show up. Before he knows it, he is accused of a rape. Things go worse and worse for Vincent, he sees his entire life slipping away and, most importantly, he might lose his children. But why does his former schoolmate Joseph Plender seek contact with Vincent and even solve a nasty problem for him? Does Plender want something more than money?
Acting
Clovis Cornillac's terrifyingly charming sociopath energy
Direction
Barbier's cold precision in the fashion world sequences
Writing
The slow reveal of Plender's true motivation
Director
Eric Barbier
Yvan Attal
Vincent
Clovis Cornillac
Plender
Pierre Richard
Cendras
Simon Abkarian
Sam
Olga Kurylenko
Sofia
Minna Haapkylä
Hélène
Gérald Laroche
Becker
Jean-Claude Bouillon
Max
Veronika Varga
Catherine
Alain Cerrer
Médecin Pompier
Ursula Deuker
Margritt
Ingrid Donnadieu
Réceptionniste Danalogic
Catherine Davenier
Madame Le Juge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film adapts John le Carré's schoolmate-turned-enemy dynamic from 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' but relocates it to the narcissistic world of fashion photography.
Olga Kurylenko filmed this just before 'Quantum of Solace' made her internationally famous—her character's ambiguous complicity mirrors her later Bond girl role.
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