La Californie (2006)
Directed by Jacques Fieschi

Drama
aka: French California

Film Synopsis

Mirko and Stefan have long been the closest of friends.  They live contentedly on the Rivera, surviving on their modest income from odd jobs.  One day, they meet Maguy, a wealthy playgirl with a taste for the high life and a habit of throwing her money around.  She takes an immediate liking to Mirko and Stefan and offers them work, which consists of doing her chores and attending to her boat.   Maguy has other, more intimate needs, and it is not long before she has taken Mirko as her lover.  This harmonious ménage is disrupted when Maguy's neglected daughter Hélène turns up and begins causing trouble.  What ensues is a dark and dangerous game of perverse desire...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jacques Fieschi
  • Script: Jacques Fieschi, Georges Simenon (story)
  • Cinematographer: Jérôme Alméras
  • Music: Mino Cinélu
  • Cast: Nathalie Baye (Maguy), Roschdy Zem (Mirko), Ludivine Sagnier (Helène), Mylène Demongeot (Katia), Rasha Bukvic (Stefan), Xavier De Guillebon (Francis), Caroline Ducey (Lila), Antoine Bibiloni (Doudou), Radha Valli (Frédérique), Soria Moufakkir (Khadija), Ridouane Yazit (Mimoun), Mirko Stanic (L'homme au chapeau), Bojan Kolak (Barman serbe), Sanja Filipovic (Jeune fille Belgrade), Marko Bocereg (Jeune homme Belgrade), Romina Riggi (Fille bar 1), Carole Bouvier (Fille bar 2), Geoffrey Lecerf (Barman 4U), Amadou Sene (Videur 4U), Francisco Pizarro Saenz de Urtury (Vendeur boutique)
  • Country: France
  • Language: Serbian / French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 105 min
  • Aka: French California

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