Verso (2009)

Director:

Xavier Ruiz

Writers:

Nicholas Cuthbert (screenplay), Xavier Ruiz (screenplay)

Stars:

Arben Bajraktaraj, Isabelle Caillat, Delphine Chanéac

Cast

Credited cast:
Arben Bajraktaraj	...	Besim
Isabelle Caillat	...	Suzanne
Delphine Chanéac	...	Anja Lagrange
Jola Cora	...	Girl in the mall
Chloé Coulloud	...	Lou Decker
Emmanuel Dabbous	...	Le forcené
Barthélémy Grossmann	...	Sébastien
Thierry Jorand	...	Le gardien de prison
Carlos Leal	...	Victor Preiswerk
Laurent Lucas	...	Alex Decker
Nicole Max	...	Clara Decker
Jacques Michel	...	Ceku
Julie Nicolet	...	Natascha
André Oumansky	...	Horace Decker
Olivier Perez	...	P.A.

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | male full frontal nudity

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Switzerland Luxembourg Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

19 November 2009 (Switzerland)

Also Known As:

A bosszú lélektana

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tarantula Suisse, Tarantula, Tarantula

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Protection"
Written by Patrick Brocca
Performed by Ptolem

User Reviews

unremarkable

excerpt, full review at my location - Xavier Ruiz's 2009 police thriller Verso arrives on DVD courtesy of Scanbox Entertainment in an effort to show that the 'peace capital' of Switzerland is anything but; where a hotbed of vice and sleaze act as the backdrop for revenge.

Verso is a film that simultaneously feels like it's trying too hard and not trying hard enough. Its confident visual presentation and attempts at intriguing character dynamics shown from both sides of the law - in a similar fashion to something like Michael Mann's Heat (1995) - are sabotaged by lazy performances, an uninspiring script, and an altogether tactless depiction of Switzerland's darker side. Had Ruiz's directing not been so heavy-handed and blatant, this could've been decent. Instead, we're left with something that's irksome and quite unremarkable.