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Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq

Original title: L'enlèvement de Michel Houellebecq
  • 20142014
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 36m
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6.7/10
1.4K
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Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq (2014)
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  • Drama
The author Michel Houellebecq is abducted by three amateur kidnappers.The author Michel Houellebecq is abducted by three amateur kidnappers.The author Michel Houellebecq is abducted by three amateur kidnappers.
IMDb RATING
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1.4K
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  • Director
    • Guillaume Nicloux
  • Writer
    • Guillaume Nicloux
  • Stars
    • Michel Houellebecq
    • Mathieu Nicourt
    • Maxime Lefrançois
Top credits
  • Director
    • Guillaume Nicloux
  • Writer
    • Guillaume Nicloux
  • Stars
    • Michel Houellebecq
    • Mathieu Nicourt
    • Maxime Lefrançois
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Michel Houellebecq
    Michel Houellebecq
    • Michel Houellebecqas Michel Houellebecq
    Mathieu Nicourt
    • Mathieuas Mathieu
    Maxime Lefrançois
    • Maxas Max
    Françoise Lebrun
    Françoise Lebrun
    • Françoiseas Françoise
    Luc Schwarz
    Luc Schwarz
    • Lucas Luc
    Veran Mauberret
    Ginette Suchotzky
    • Ginetteas Ginette
    André Suchotzky
    • Dédéas Dédé
    Marie Bourjala
    • Fatimaas Fatima
    Karim Achoui
    • L'avocatas L'avocat
    François Samuelson
    • Françoisas François
    Vincent Janerot
    Béatrice Mendy
    Marie Schwarz
    Ian Turiak
    Ian Turiak
    • L'ouvrier polonaisas L'ouvrier polonais
    Patrick Chadaillat
    • Director
      • Guillaume Nicloux
    • Writer
      • Guillaume Nicloux
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    • Trivia
      None of the people in the movie are real actors; they are all being themselves. The movie did have a scenario, but not a script, which means that all of the dialogues are real conversations. Director Guillaume Nicloux sometimes did give a few actors a couple of lines to steer the conversation.

    User reviews6

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    Top review
    3/10
    If you go out in the woods today...
    ... you're getting a big surprise. No, seriously--I really don't know what to make of this. Cinema-verite? Fictionalized non-fiction? What the Hell is this supposed to be, anyhow? One thing it is not is interesting. It was waiting for me when I got home--I had pvr'd it--and I sat down to watch Houellebecq shamble and mumble his way through the non-story. He's missing most of his teeth, I guess, that's the only way I can account for his almost incomprehensible speech, and his performance will put you to sleep, guaranteed. His captors, if that's what they are, are no more interesting to watch.

    The only saving grace in this mess is Francoise Lebrun, who had played Veronika in La maman et la putain some 40 years before. Her performance was astonishing in Eustache's film, and she manages to bring some class to this one.
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    • bob998
    • Oct 7, 2015

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Worso
      • ARTE
      • Chic Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,546
    • Gross worldwide
      • $107,641
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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