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| Ethan Hawke | ... | Tom Ricks | |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | ... | Margit | |
| Joanna Kulig | ... | Ania | |
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Delphine Chuillot | ... | Nathalie |
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Julie Papillon | ... | Chloé |
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Geoffrey Carey | ... | Laurent |
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Mamadou Minte | ... | Omar |
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Mohamed Aroussi | ... | Moussa |
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Jean-Louis Cassarino | ... | Dumont |
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Judith Burnett | ... | Lorraine L'herbert |
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Marcela Iacub | ... | Isabella |
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Wilfred Benaïche | ... | Lieutenand Coutard |
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Pierre Marcoux | ... | Lawyer |
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Rosine Favey | ... | Lawyer's Translator |
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American writer Tom Ricks comes to Paris desperate to put his life together again and win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter. When things don't go according to plan, he ends up in a shady hotel in the suburbs, having to work as a night guard to make ends meet. Then Margit, a beautiful, mysterious stranger walks into his life and things start looking up. Their passionate and intense relationship triggers a string of inexplicable events... as if an obscure power was taking control of his life. Written by Anonymous
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What you can not resist, you may not survive See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Release Date:
16 November 2011 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$33,011, 17 June 2012, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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