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Hélène and Paul are a bourgeois French couple who are constantly racing through the day to keep up with all of their obligations, barely taking the time to look at each other. As they are rushing off to an engagement, Paul and Hélène witness Malika, a young prostitute, being violently attacked by a group of men just outside of their car. As Malika is beaten and left for dead, Paul locks the doors... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign, Drama and Crime/Gangster |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 52 min. |
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| Release Date: |
January 29th, 2003 (NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
New Yorker Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$204,274 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"...it's a real eye-opener." more...
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B+ |
Film Journal International, Erica Abeel
"Biting but crude..." more...
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B- |
filmcritic.com, Nicholas Schager
"...never quite sure of what it wants to be." more...
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B- |
Los Angeles Times, Kevin Thomas
"This darkly amusing satire offers bitter criticism." more...
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A |
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