Directed by:
Anne FontaineCinematography:
Yves AngeloCast:
Omar Sy, Virginie Efira, Payman Maadi, Grégory Gadebois, Aurore Broutin, Nagisa Morimoto, Gwenaël Clause, Tadrina Hocking, Anne-Pascale Clairembourg (more)Plots(1)
Virginie, Erik and Aristide are police officers. All three try to keep their personal and emotional lives together while dealing with daily incidents of violence in homes and on the streets. One night, they are assigned an unusual mission: to drive a migrant to the airport for unspecified reasons. On the way there, Virginie discovers that the man will be sentenced to death if he goes back to his country. Faced with an unbearable dilemma, she starts to question their mission. The trio has one night to decide a man’s fate. Prolific French filmmaker Anne Fontaine tackles this dramatic and relevant topic with all the intensity and empathy it requires. Her stellar French actors are as committed as the characters they embody are hesitant. They are supported by Iran’s Payman Maadi who gives a devastating performance as the Tajikistani who can’t speak a word of his “host” country’s language. Their struggle to express a variety of overwhelming emotions resonates deeply and moves the viewer beyond words. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Omar Sy
France
Best movies:
Untouchable (2011)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Two Is a Family (2016)
Virginie Efira
Belgium
Best movies:
White Fang (2018)
The Sense of Wonder (2015)
Kina & Yuk (2023) - narratress
Payman Maadi
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
A Separation (2011)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
Grégory Gadebois
Best movies:
The Vortex of Life (2022)
An Officer and a Spy (2019)
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
Aurore Broutin
France
Best movies:
Summer of 85 (2020)
Our Day Will Come (2010)
The Apparition (2018)
Nagisa Morimoto
Best movies:
Incredible but True (2022)
Night Shift (2020)
Gwenaël Clause
Best movies:
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Anthony Zimmer (2005)
Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes (2001)
Tadrina Hocking
UK
Best movies:
Betty Fisher (2001)
You Are So Beautiful (2005)
Vaincre ou mourir (2022)
Anne-Pascale Clairembourg
Best movies:
The Brand New Testament (2015)
Above the Law (2017)
Night Shift (2020)
Ali Damiche
Best movies:
Houria (2022)
Athena (2022)
Father & Soldier (2022)