A Polish pimp, a Chinese Zorro, and one desperate thug walk into Paris... nobody walks out clean.
Freddie is starting as a thug for Jazdec the Polish, a pimp and concealer of illicit goods. Freddy's love for Larna, whom he dreams to snatch from prostitution, drive them into jeopardy under the clutches of a Chinese Godfather. To see Larna alive, Freddie must kill the so-called Mr. Zhu, a strange Chinese Zorro who just arrived in Paris to retrieve a young runaway fellow countrywoman.
Cinematography
Belleville at night — neon sweat and concrete poetry.
Acting
Paco Boublard's Freddie — beautiful wreck of a man.
Direction
Malherbe squeezes 86 minutes into pure propulsion.
Director
Arnaud Malherbe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Belleville is Paris's true multicultural crucible — Chinese, North African, Eastern European communities colliding in ways the tourist city hides.
Tien Shué's 'Chinese Zorro' costume was designed to evoke both wuxia heroes and French noir icons — the film's whole aesthetic in one look.
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