Directed by:
Michael HanekeScreenplay:
Michael HanekeCinematography:
Jürgen JürgesCast:
Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic, Josef Bierbichler, Alexandre Hamidi, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Luminița Gheorghiu, Bruno Todeschini, Didier Flamand (more)Plots(1)
Paris. A very busy street. Someone throws a crumpled piece of paper into the outstretched hands of a beggar-woman. This is the bond which, for an instant, links the trajectories of several very different characters. Anne, a young actress, is on the threshold of making it in the cinema. Her boyfriend Georges, is a war photographer. He is rarely in France. His father is a farmer. Georges younger brother, Jean, has no interest in taking over the farm. Amadou is a music teacher in an institute for deaf-mute children. His father, a taxi driver, is originally from Africa. Amadou`s little sister is deaf, she is the inspiration behind his profession. Maria comes from Romania and sends home the money she gets from begging. Having been deported, she goes back home to spend some time with her family before embarking on another humiliating journey to France. A single violent moment unites them and makes a splash that sends ripples throughout the rest of the film. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Juliette Binoche
France
Best movies:
Three Colours: Red (1994)
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
Three Colours: White (1994)
Thierry Neuvic
France
Best movies:
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Oscar and the Lady in Pink (2009)
SK1 (2014)
Josef Bierbichler
West Germany
Best movies:
The White Ribbon (2009)
Winter Sleepers (1997)
Heart of Glass (1976)
Alexandre Hamidi
Best movies:
Code Unknown (2000)
The Nest (2002)
Les Âmes grises (2005)
Maimouna Hélène Diarra
Best movies:
Moolaadé (2004)
Code Unknown (2000)
Bamako (2006)
Luminița Gheorghiu
Romania
Best movies:
The Moromete Family (1987)
4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (2007)
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
Bruno Todeschini
Switzerland
Best movies:
A Love to Hide (2005) (TV movie)
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
One Year, One Night (2022)
Didier Flamand
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Wings of Desire (1987)
The Chorus (2004)
Walid Afkir
Best movies:
The Good Teacher (2024)
Paris, I Love You (2006)
Hidden (2005)
Maurice Bénichou
Algeria
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Amelie (2001)
If You Die, I'll Kill You (2011)
Carlo Brandt
Switzerland
Best movies:
Indochine (1992)
Ridiculous (1996)
Freedom (2009)
Arsinée Khanjian
Lebanon
Best movies:
Next of Kin (1984)
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Felicia's Journey (1999)
Florence Loiret Caille
Best movies:
Women (1997)
The Intruder (2004)
Friday Night (2002)
Nathalie Richard
France
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
After Love (2020)
The Wild Boys (2017)
Malick Bowens
Best movies:
Out of Africa (1985)
Ali (2001)
Outbreak (1995)
Aïssa Maïga
Senegal
Best movies:
Sometimes in April (2005) (TV movie)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
The African Doctor (2016)
Mihai Gruia Sandu
Romania
Best movies:
The Moromete Family (1987)
Amen. (2002)
The Rest Is Silence (2007)
Costel Cascaval
Romania
Best movies:
Next Stop Paradise (1998)
Don't Lean Out the Window (1993)
Code Unknown (2000)
Crenguta Hariton
Best movies:
Code Unknown (2000)
Ion Haiduc
Romania
Best movies:
Amen. (2002)
Code Unknown (2000)
Bloodstone: Subspecies II (1993)