La raison du plus faible (2006)In Liège, a group of men gathers every day in a café situated near the steel factory which once reigned supreme. They play cards in a warm atmosphere but that hardly masks their quiet ... See full summary » Director:Lucas BelvauxWriter:Lucas Belvaux |
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Patrick
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Carole
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Steve
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Gina
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Policier en civil
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Voisine de Patrick
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Vieux joueur de cartes
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Policier en civil
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In Liège, a group of men gathers every day in a café situated near the steel factory which once reigned supreme. They play cards in a warm atmosphere but that hardly masks their quiet desperation. All unemployed, either because they can't find work like Patrick or because they have been made redundant like Robert and Jean-Pierre, they try to forget their lot in the warm atmosphere of the place. One day, Marc, a newcomer, joins them. It soon appears that the man has just been released from prison and even if he is determined to go straight his presence suddenly inspires Robert : why not try criminality ? Written by Guy Bellinger
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19 July 2006 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Prawo slabszego See more »Company Credits
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(La petite gayolle)
Adapted from a Walloon folk song by Julos Beaucarne
Sung by Eric Caravaca, Lucas Belvaux, Claude Semal, Patrick Descamps,
Natacha Régnier and Elie Belvaux
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Visa d'exploitation en France # 112095. See more »Soundtracks
"Elle me l'avait toudis promis"(La petite gayolle)
Adapted from a Walloon folk song by Julos Beaucarne
Sung by Eric Caravaca, Lucas Belvaux, Claude Semal, Patrick Descamps,
Natacha Régnier and Elie Belvaux
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"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 being pushed 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 choices where everybody takes his own responsibility; 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"…