HARDSET: A MURDER IN PARIS
synopsis
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.
international title: | Hardset: A Murder in Paris |
original title: | Aux Abois |
country: | France |
sales agent: | Wide Management |
year: | 2005 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Philippe Colin |
film run: | 97' |
release date: | FR 21/09/2005 |
screenplay: | Philippe Colin, Jérôme Tonnerre |
cast: | Elie Semoun, Ludmila Mikaël, Philippe Uchan, Henri Garcin, Fabienne Babe, Marc Faure, Laurent Stocker, Jean-Quentin Châtelain |
cinematography by: | Diane Baratier |
film editing: | Emmanuèle Labbé |
music: | Jean-Claude Vannier |
producer: | Béatrice Caufmann |
production: | BBC Films, ARTE France Cinéma |
distributor: | Océan Films |