État des lieux (1995)
Directed by Jean-François Richet

Drama
aka: Inner City

Film Synopsis

Thirty-something Pierre Céphas still lives on the Parisian housing estate where he grew up.  He works in a factory that repairs automobile engines and lives in a cramped apartment with his wife Deborah,  His father, 55, has taken early retirement; his younger brother mixes with the wrong crowd and is always getting into trouble.  His days follow the same unchanging routine - work where he is constantly exploited, discussions with his friends, family meals and endless run-ins with the police...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean-François Richet
  • Script: Patrick Dell'Isola, Jean-François Richet
  • Cinematographer: Michel Abramowicz, Pierre Boffety, Valérie Le Gurun
  • Music: Assassin
  • Cast: Cyrille Autin (Samuraï), Anne-Cécile Crapie (Deborah), Andrée Damant (La mère), Marc de Jonge (L'agresseur), Laurent Delatte (L'ouvrier), Patrick Dell'Isola (Pierre), François Dyrek (DD, le père), Base Enemy (Rap singer), Sebastien Faure (Un flic), Stéphane Ferrara (Uzi), Gwenole Guyomard (Le chef d'atelier), Laurent Menoury (L'autre frère), Patrick Paroux (Un flic), Laurent Richet (Laurent), Rémy Roubakha (Agresseur), Lionel Teng (Le boxeur), Denis Podalydès (Le directeur des ressources humaines), Cyril Aubin, Emmanuelle Bercot, Arco Descat C.
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 80 min
  • Aka: Inner City

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