A hitman wants out, but love is the most dangerous contract of all.
Jean-Pierre is a hit man in Paris. He wants to stop; an incentive is reconnecting to Michelle, a childhood friend. He's ready to commit himself to her, but she has her own secrets: she sells bomb components to thugs. He hears rumors of a missing briefcase, which he finds in Michelle's flat. He asks no questions, and soon both of them are in trouble with Jean-Pierre's ex-employer and with her bomb buyers. Two other characters complicate the maneuvering: Jean-Pierre's best friend, who's always losing money on the ponies, and the ex-employer's new contract killer, a seemingly fragile woman. Is there any way that Jean-Pierre can protect Michelle and escape with his life? Written by
Cinematography
Paris never looked more beautifully, deliberately bleak.
Acting
Irène Jacob weaponizes quiet desperation.
Direction
McGee's patient, almost literary pacing.
Director
Ra'up McGee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ra'up McGee never directed another feature; this remains his sole cinematic statement.
Released in the shadow of the 'New French Extremity' movement, it deliberately rejects that violence for something more classical and sorrowful.
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