Frederic is a young man in social rehabilitation. He has just found a night internship, in an isolated hotel in the mountains when, one evening, he sees his boss, Jacques, together with ...
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| Jean-Pierre Bacri | ... | Jacques Couvreur | |
| Vincent Rottiers | ... | Frédéric Boissier | |
| Ludmila Mikaël | ... | Michèle Couvreur | |
| Sylvie Testud | ... | L'inspectrice de police Sylvie Poncet | |
| Céline Sallette | ... | Julie Couvreur | |
| François Perrot | ... | Paul Couvreur | |
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Xavier Robic | ... | Arnaud Couvreur |
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India Hair | ... | Maud |
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Pierre-Félix Gravière | ... | Olivier |
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Marc Brunet | ... | Le capitaine de gendarmerie Barthod |
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Nicolas Jouhet | ... | Henri |
| Marc Saez | ... | Raphaël Cassany | |
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Philippe Vendan-Borin | ... | L'assistant de Sylvie |
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Priscilla Attal-Sfez | ... | Sandrine (as Priscilla Attal) |
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Patrick Hastert | ... | Jacky |
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Frederic is a young man in social rehabilitation. He has just found a night internship, in an isolated hotel in the mountains when, one evening, he sees his boss, Jacques, together with this son, hiding a car in the parking lot. The day after, he learns that one of the clients left the hotel without notice... Written by Amélie Vrla
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hotel | mountain | rehabilitation | incriminating evidence | evidence tampering |Certificate:
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
2 March 2011 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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€4,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Written by André Benjamin, Big Boi, Premro P. Smith, Marlon Goodwin and David Sheats
Performed by 8 Ball and MJG
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French visa # 119343 See more »Goofs
"Smoky Blues", written by John Barry, appears twice in the credits for 'Additional Music', as items 9 and 26. See more »Soundtracks
Grow Your Hands UpWritten by André Benjamin, Big Boi, Premro P. Smith, Marlon Goodwin and David Sheats
Performed by 8 Ball and MJG
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This is a flat story that begins with a promising start then quickly turns into a snoozefest and finishes with a whimper. The acting and cinematography are indeed above the average. The female police character is laughable cliche with 70's Peter Falk impersonation. Although it's classified as a thriller there's hardly any tension in the unfolding drama that fails to create a shred of suspense.