

Acting
François Damiens commits fully to every humiliating moment.
Writing
Based on a short story by Tonino Benacquista — tight, mean, efficient.

Director
Alexandre Coffre
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This belongs to a very specific French tradition of 'comédie noire' where middle-class men implode spectacularly.
Director Alexandre Coffre went straight from this to family comedies; this remains his darkest, most interesting work.