Summary
Angelo lives only for his sport, Thai boxing. So, when he
fails to win the championship, he is consumed with anger. He
attacks his rival and insults his coach. Then he gets into a
street fight with his challenger, which ends with the latter’s
death. When he emerges from prison six years later, Angelo is a
shadow of his former self. Then he meets Virginie and falls madly
in love. This romance gives him a new lease of life and he takes
up free fighting, adopting the name Scorpion...
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Credits
- Director: Julien Seri
- Script: Cédric Jimenez, Julien Seri, Sylvie Verheyde
- Photo: Michel Taburiaux
- Music: Christian Henson
- Cast: Clovis Cornillac (Angelo), Francis Renaud (Marcus), Karole Rocher (Virginie), Caroline Proust (Léa), Jérôme Le Banner (Elias), Olivier Marchal (De Boers), Philippe Bas (Patrick), Tadrina Hocking (Virginie’s sister), Titouan Laporte (Milan), Tony Mpoudja (Moise), Karim Belkhadra (Mec Federation), Pascal Sid (Cameraman)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 98 min
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