The police are questioning Hubert Verkamen, suspected of murdering an entire family. Although he presents himself as an honest businessman, the cops know full well that he's nothing more than a dangerous drug trafficker. Having never succeeded in catching him, they are delighted to finally have the opportunity to arrest him, and use every means at their disposal to make him talk, to wear him down. But the manipulation is not where they expected.
Acting
Philippe Noiret's final performance, simmering with weary menace
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes silence and stares
Direction
Blasband traps you in the room, no escape
Director
Philippe Blasband
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was legendary French actor Philippe Noiret's final film role before his death in 2006.
Part of a wave of 2000s Belgian crime cinema exploring institutional rot, distinct from both French and Hollywood thriller traditions.
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