The Repentant

The Repentant

2002 · 125 min · ★ 5.6 · Crime, Drama

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...

Directed by Laetitia Masson · Written by Laetitia Masson

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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
Thierry Rode

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