Dead man walking? Try dead man *talking* — with a whole new face and old debts to collect.
A former crook who is believed to be dead has built a new life abroad after extensive reconstructive facial surgery. The old judge in charge of his case tracks him down and asks him to go back to his home town to infiltrate the criminal gang he used to work with under his new identity. A dark, addictive tale of betrayal and revenge.
Acting
Recoing's haunted eyes do what dialogue can't.
Direction
Guignard treats TV movie like prestige cinema.
Director
Olivier Guignard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 2009, this TV movie rode France's wave of gritty crime miniseries like *Spiral* and *The Last Panthers*.
The facial reconstruction premise was inspired by real 2000s French criminal cases involving identity-swapping fugitives.
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