"What you can not resist, you may not survive"

2011

1h 20m

5.2(116 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

An American writer moves to Paris to be closer to his daughter and finds himself falling immediately on hard times.

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Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

Ethan Hawke

Tom Ricks

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Kristin Scott Thomas

Margit

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Joanna Kulig

Ania

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Samir Guesmi

Sezer

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Delphine Chuillot

Nathalie

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Julie Papillon

Chloé

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Geoffrey Carey

Laurent

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Mamadou Minte

Omar

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Mohamed Aroussi

Moussa

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Jean-Louis Cassarino

Dumont

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Judith Burnett

Lorraine Lherbert

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Marcela Iacub

Isabella

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Wilfred Benaïche

Lieutenand Coutard

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Pierre Marcoux

Lawyer

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Rosine Favey

Lawyer's Translator

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Anne Benoît

Teacher

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Grégory Gadebois

Lieutenant Children Unit

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Donel Jack'sman

Customs Officer

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Laurent Lévy

Margit's Neighbor

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Doug Rand

American Writer 1

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Tercelin Kirtley

American Writer 2

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Nicolas Beaucaire

Passer-by

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