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The Repentant
A mysterious woman, dressed in black and carrying a small suitcase, arrives in Nice and tries in vain to get a job in a luxury goods shop. She ends up in a plush hotel where a solitary middle-aged man, engages her to be his companion. They introduce themselves - she is Charlotte, he is Paul. Both are reluctant to talk about their past; both need someone to make their present predicament more tolerable. Unbeknownst to either of them, Charlotte is being followed by another man, who seems intent on revenge...
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A mysterious woman, dressed in black and carrying a small suitcase, arrives in Nice and tries in vain to get a job in a luxury goods shop. She ends up in a plush hotel where a solitary middle-aged man, engages her to be his companion. They introduce themselves - she is Charlotte, he is Paul. Both are reluctant to talk about their past; both need someone to make their present predicament more tolerable. Unbeknownst to either of them, Charlotte is being followed by another man, who seems intent on revenge...
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Genre:Crime, Drama
Written By:Laetitia Masson, Didier Daeninckx
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Runtime:125 minutes
Studio:ARP Sélection, France 3 Cinéma
Cast
Laetitia Masson
Director
Isabelle Adjani
Charlotte / Leïla
Sami Frey
Paul
Samy Naceri
Karim
Aurore Clément
Blonde Frau
Catherine Mouchet
Alice, das Zimmermädchen
Maria Schneider
Charlottes Schwester
Isild Le Besco
Junge Prostituierte
Jacques Bonnaffé
Joseph
Farida Amrouche
Christian Aaron Boulogne
man at wedding
Jean-François Stévenin
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