Fait d'hiver (1999)
Directed by Robert Enrico

Drama

Film Synopsis

After his divorce, Louis Riquier barricades himself in his house with his three children.  Ducroix, the police officer who takes charge of the affair, knows Riquier well, having served under him during the war in Algeria.  He is certain that Riquier is a reasonable man and will give up the children of his own free will in the end.  It is just a question of waiting for him to burn up his anger.  Unfortunately, the judicial system is not so patient...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Robert Enrico
  • Script: Robert Enrico, Jean-Claude Grumberg
  • Cinematographer: Pierre-William Glenn
  • Music: Jean-Yves d'Angelo
  • Cast: Charles Berling (Louis Riquier), Claude Brasseur (Docteur Vogein), Jean-François Stévenin (Commandant Ducroix), Michel Duchaussoy (Le procureur), Beatrice Palme (Luciana, la mère), Jacques Penot (Le reporter-photographe), Romaric Perche (Henri), Jessica Lecucq (Pauline), Camille Du Fresne (Anne-Marie), Philippe Lelièvre (Le journaliste Dêpéche), Stéphane Bisson, Thierry Desdoit, Léa Drucker, Cyrille Josselyn, Thierry Obadia, Estelle Vincent
  • Country: France / Belgium / Italy
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 105 min

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