Summary
Barbara is a filmmaker who is in the process of making a film about
prison life. Twice a week, she visits a prison in the suburbs of
Paris to interview inmates who will both write and act in the
film. It is through these meetings that Barbara meets Michel, one
of the prisoners who will help her prepare the film. Their love
for one another will lead them to break the law...
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Credits
- Director: Brigitte Sy
- Script: Brigitte Sy, Gaëlle Macé
- Photo: Frédéric Serve
- Music: Daniel Mille
- Cast: Ronit Elkabetz (Barbara), Carlo Brandt (Michel), Noémie Lvovsky (Rita), Camille Figuereo (Chloé), Adama Doumbia (Roel), Denis Maréchal (Fifi), Gurgon Kyap (James), Abdelhafid Metalsi (Mouloud), Xavier Legrand (Laurent), Ahmed M’Hemdi (Bouda), François Négret (Sergueï), Alain Ollivier (Le directeur de la prison), Sasha Andres (Marie-Pierre), Dominique Frot (La juge), Mireille Roussel (La tireuse de carte), Romain Goupil (Le père), Jocelyne Desverchère (Jocelyne), Jean-Charles Dumay (Le travailleur social), Norbert Ferrer (Le lieutenant de perquisition)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 100 min
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