Maxime, a young man of 25, arrives in Paris, but wishes to join Justine, the woman he loves, in India. At the bar of the Raphael Hotel, he meets Jack Lesterhoof, a rich businessman who offers to be his interpreter for an important meeting. Maxime accepts. The two men soon become friends. Jack decides to take a break from the routine and accompany Maxime to India.
Acting
Romain Duris and Jean-Marc Barr's uncomfortably intimate chemistry.
Direction
Barr and Arnold's voyeuristic, handheld intimacy.
Director
Pascal Arnold
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jean-Marc Barr, who plays Jack, co-directed and frequently collaborates with Pascal Arnold in the 'Dogma-adjacent' French cinema movement emphasizing raw intimacy.
The film satirizes early-2000s European 'spiritual tourism' where Westerners fetishize India while remaining economically insulated from it — Jack's wealth literally prevents the journey.
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