After spending seven years in jail for an art heist, Frenchman Victor Lambert returns to Moscow to uncover the circumstances behind his son Jeremy's brutal murder. He is backed by his lover Alexandra, and by his ex-partner-in-crime, choreographer Souliman.
Acting
Depardieu commits fully to the grizzled broken father archetype
Production
Moscow locations give it authentic post-Soviet grime
Costume
Elizabeth Hurley's entire wardrobe is doing heavy lifting
Director
Philippe Martinez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Depardieu became a Russian citizen in 2013, partly to protest French taxes, making this his actual Moscow era.
The film tries to bridge French arthouse sensibility with American-style revenge thriller—critics felt it failed both.
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