Légitime défense (2011) - film review
Pierre Lacan
Thriller

Summary
Benoît, a young father, lives a happy and uneventful life.
One day, his father, a private detective, mysteriously
disappears. Benoît is about to discover a side to his
father that he never knew existed. And, for the first time, he
must fight to save his own skin whilst protecting those closest to him...
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Credits
- Director: Pierre Lacan
- Script: Pierre Lacan, Guillaume Lemans
- Music: Nathaniel Méchaly
- Cast: Jean-Paul Rouve (Benoît), Claude Brasseur (Vautier), Olivier Gourmet (Moret), Marie Kremer (Jessica), Gilles Cohen (Zamanski)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 82 min
- Aka: Final Balance
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