Director : Philippe Collin
Actors : Élie Semoun, Ludmila Mikael, Philippe Uchan, Rosette, Laurent Stocker, Roger Van Hool, Henri Garcin, Jean-Quentin Châtelain, Fabienne Babe, Marc Faure, Jean-François Pages, Daniel Isoppo
Feature film, Fiction
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French
French release : 9/21/05
Runtime : 1h 37mn
Current status : Released
Associate production company : BC Films
Co-production : Arte France Cinéma
French distribution : Océan Films
Film export/Foreign Sales : Wide Management

Paris, at the end of the fifties. Paul Dumery, former insurance salesman approaching his forties, wouldn’t stand out in a crowd. He scrapes by from day to day, coping as best he can with his desperate financial situation. On the brink of ruin, he accepts to meet Sarreby, a money-lender and loan shark, a pal of his friend Daubelle. The day before his meeting, Paul’s imagination runs riots. He sets himself a challenge: to go to Sarreby’s office with a hammer in his pocket. He’s never stolen a thing, so there’s no danger that he’ll commit a crime. However, the next day, he fatally wounds the awful crook and steals 70,000 francs from him. Paul is now a murderer on the run.

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