La tueuse (2009)

Mathilde, despite her nurse's diploma, is a thirty year old struggling when it comes to work. She discovers poker when she becomes pregnant. Her nickname, La Tueuse (The Killer), is due to ... See full summary »

Director:

Rodolphe Tissot

Writer:

Rodolphe Tissot

Stars:

Adrienne Pauly, Guillaume Denaiffe, Maurice Bénichou

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adrienne Pauly	...	Mathilde
Guillaume Denaiffe	...	Alexis
Maurice Bénichou	...	Tarnowski
Sava Lolov	...	De Grieux
Anthony Bastié	...	Tristan
Gauthier Baillot	...	Daniel
Céline Cuignet	...	Clo
Yannick Choirat	...	Bruno
Christiane Millet	...	La Baronne
Michel Ferracci	...	Roland
David Chenaud	...	Fabrice
Marie-Christine Orry	...	La Directrice
Tewfik Jallab	...	Maitre Saunier
Philippe Chaine	...	David Sampoux
Marianne Pujas	...	Anne

Storyline

Mathilde, despite her nurse's diploma, is a thirty year old struggling when it comes to work. She discovers poker when she becomes pregnant. Her nickname, La Tueuse (The Killer), is due to the pitiless way she destroys her opponents at the gaming table. But Mathilde becomes addicted to the game and her life turns upside down.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

distributor's official site Productor's official site

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

9 April 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

Spielsüchtig

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shilo Films, Arte France, TV5 Monde

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

The Killer

This movie doesn't show the worst things that addiction can take you too but it comes close and it does show the risks which is appropriate given that it is about gambling. Mostly about how personal responsibility relates to addiction but it shows a little of the problems in society, with online poker being easy to access and easy to spend large amounts of money. It is quite an intimate portrait of psychological suffering giving the main actress a chance to show off and her performance is sincere, the rest of the cast is similarly convincing. Paris at night provides a good background for the excitement of high stakes poker as well as underground game. As someone who went deeply into debt and hid a psychological condition I can say that it is an accurate portrayal what can go wrong and how hard it can be to come back after burning too many bridges.