La raison du plus faible (2006)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Lucas Belvaux

Writer:

Lucas Belvaux (writer)

Release Date:

19 July 2006 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

In Liège, a group of men gathers every day in a café situated near the steel factory which once reigned supreme...

Plot Keywords:

Steel Factory | Dysfunctional Family | Release From Prison | Despair | Heist

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Eric Caravaca	...	Patrick
Lucas Belvaux	...	Marc Pirmet
Claude Semal	...	Robert
Patrick Descamps	...	Jean-Pierre
Natacha Régnier	...	Carole
Elie Belvaux	...	Steve
Gilbert Melki	...	Le ferrailleur
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Philippe Anciaux	...	Capitain Magis
Daniela Bisconti	...	Gina
Andrée Cambier	...	Mère de Robert
Michel Colecchia	...	Policier en civil
Christian Crahay	...	Père de Carole
Raymonde Dullers	...	Voisine de Patrick
Théo Hebrans	...	Vieux joueur de cartes
Dominique Heinry	...	Policier en civil
Luc Lejeune	...	Gardien
Giovanni Russo	...	Guide de l'usine
Renaud Rutten	...	Arsène
Patrick Sobelman	...	Négociant
Luc Thomas	...	Le gendarme
Philippe Toussaint	...	Négociant
Félix Valentino	...	José

Runtime:

France:116 min

Country:

Belgium | France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | DTS

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Belgium

Company:

Agat Films & Cie

Trivia:

Visa d'exploitation en France # 112095.

Quotes:

Jean-Pierre: You're an idiot.
Robert: I know, you already said that.
Jean-Pierre: But here you're so much an idiot that it's worth to say it twice.

Soundtrack:

Elle me l'avait toudis promis

A terrible story made of laugh, tears, blood and sorrow

"La raison du plus faible" from Lucas Belvaux is a story about 4 men, 1 woman and a kid. This is a story about friendship, a story that opposes decency and adversity, bitterness and boredom…

The movie could be depicted as a "social" thriller if not a socialistic one that has the merit to dig up questions buried away by our sometimes inhuman society. What would you do if you had no perspective, no money and only dreams to be shattered? What would you do if the system was not allowing the possibility of a better life for some or redemption for others? What would you do if your more and more precarious life was pushing you that close to the edge? Would you react or would you fall? "La raison du plus faible" provides us with an answer by telling the story of these men who will believe again that a dream is feasible and who will take arms to get the money where it is and steal it because they believe this is their rights. This is also a story about choice where everybody takes his own responsibilities; a story where there are no bad guys but no good ones, a terrible story made of laugh, tears, blood and sorrow….

Slow at times but served with an outstanding cast and a cinematography perfectly matching the protagonists lack of escape , "La raison du plus faible" remains a movie to be seen… A movie that seems to whisper: "continue to dream or die"…