Pour elle (2008)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Fred Cavayé

Writers:

Fred Cavayé (writer)
Guillaume Lemans (story)

Release Date:

3 December 2008 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Dans un instant, leur vie va basculer... (In a second, their life will change...)

Plot:

With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.

Plot Keywords:

Arrest | Prison | Jail | Police | Hospital Room

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Vincent Lindon	...	Julien
Diane Kruger	...	Lisa
Lancelot Roch	...	Oscar
Olivier Marchal	...	Henri Pasquet
Hammou Graïa	...	Commandant Susini
Liliane Rovère	...	La mère de Julien
Olivier Perrier	...	Le père de Julien
Moussa Maaskri	...	Martial
Rémi Martin	...	Capitaine Jousseaume
Thierry Godard	...	Pascal
Slimane Hadjar	...	David
Dorothée Tavernier	...	Nathalie
Alaa Oumouzoune	...	Mouss
Joseph Beddelem	...	Hassan
Ivan Franek	...	Dragan

Also Known As:

Anything for Her (International: English title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR (Digital)

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | France:U (certificate #118775) | Sweden:15 | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Liège, Liège Province, Belgium

Company:

Fidélité Films

Trivia:

The idea for the film came from Guillaume Lemans. Once Fred Cavayé got involved, the two men started out by working on the film separately before sharing their ideas. Cavayé then wrote the first draft of the screenplay himself, and so on.

Movie Connections:

Remade as The Next Three Days (2011)

Solid THRILLER with good ACTING

I was pleasantly surprised by this movie.

Of course the whole idea of the plot is not very believable, an ordinary man trying to get his ordinary wife to escape from prison. That is the downpoint of the film.

However, through the great performances by both actors Vincent Lindon and Diane Kruger, and the wonderful chemistry between them, you actually care for them, and understand the psychological motivation of the husband. Add to that the perfectly paced development of the story, and you end up with a solid, entertaining thriller with real emotions.

In my opinion, you forget the unrealistic aspect of a film when the performance(s) of the actor(s) are deep and the emotions strong. So for me, even though this film provides nothing new, it is a brilliantly executed thriller.