Synopsis

On January 9th 1993, Jean-Claude Romand murdered his wife, his children and his parents before trying and failing to kill himself. Investigations revealed that he was not a doctor, as he had claimed fo the past eighteen years. Neither - even more difficult to believe - was he anything else. On the point of being discovered, he prefered to eliminate thise whom he could not bear to see him revealed.

Details

Start9/4/02 French-speaking Switzerland
Duration129 Minutes
Format35mm, colour
Distribution SwitzerlandVEGA Distribution AG, Zurich
ProductionLes Films Alain Sarde, Paris, France 3 Cinéma, Pauline's Angel, Vega Film, Zürich, Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR), Vertigo Films (Espagne), avec le soutien de l'Office Fédéral de la Culture, Succès Cinéma, avec la participation de Canal+, Sofica Image 8, Via Digital

Credits

DirectorNicole Garcia
ScriptJacques Fieschi, Frédéric Bélier-Garcia, Nicole Garcia nach dem Buch von Emmanuel Carrère
ProducerAlain Sarde, Ruth Waldburger, Andrés Martin
CastDaniel Auteuil, Géraldine Pailhas, François Cluzet, Emmanuelle Devos
PhotographyJean-Marc Fabre
EditingEmmanuelle Castro
SoundJean-Pierre Duret
MusicAngelo Badalamenti
Art directionVéronique Barneoud
CostumesNathalie de Roscoät
VersionsF/d

Festivals & Awards

Filmfestival Cannes 2002, Sélection officielle en compétition