Knock (2017)
Directed by Lorraine Lévy

Comedy

Film Synopsis

A master manipulator, Knock was once an inveterate swindler before he opted to turn over a new leaf and pursue an honest career in medicine.  Now a fully qualified doctor, he takes up his practice in the little village of Saint-Maurice and is soon up to his old tricks, profiting from the misfortune and gullibility of others.  Being a respected figure of the community, Dr Knock has no difficulty convincing perfectly healthy people that they have contracted a potentially life-threatening illness.

Before he knows it, the unscrupulous Knock has a thriving practice, but just when things are going so well for him his latest get-rich-quick scam is threatened on two fronts.  First, he allows himself to get emotionally involved with someone - always a fatal mistake in his line of work.  And then, even worse, a bothersome old acquaintance arrives on the scene and sets about trying to frustrate his latest moneymaking scheme...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Lorraine Lévy
  • Script: Lorraine Lévy, Jules Romains (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Emmanuel Soyer
  • Music: Cyrille Aufort
  • Cast: Omar Sy (Le docteur Knock), Alex Lutz (Le curé Lupus), Ana Girardot (Adèle), Sabine Azéma (La Cuq), Pascal Elbé (Lansky), Audrey Dana (Madame Mousquet), Michel Vuillermoz (Monsieur Mousquet), Christian Hecq (Le facteur), Hélène Vincent (La veuve Pons), Andréa Ferréol (Mme Rémy), Rufus (Le vieux Jules), Nicolas Marié (Le docteur Parpalaid), Christine Murillo (Mme Parpalaid), Yves Pignot (Le maire)
  • Country: France / Belgium
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 113 min

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