In present-day Nice, Michel Matarasso is a cop who has grown weary of his
work and life in general. He finally manages to get himself a leave
of absence which will give him time to pull himself together. He spends
his solitary hours mulling over his empty life and wondering what it is he
is pining for. It is as this crucial moment that Sandra Bandini enters
his life - a woman who commits suicide for reasons that are not at first apparent.
Straight away, Michel develops an intense, morbid interest in the dead woman
and he becomes convinced that she is meant to be some kind of signpost, pointing
him to the place he needs to go. Michel's process of spiritual renewal
has only just begun. Who knows where it will end...
Cast:Daniel Duval (Michel Matarasso),
Chiara Caselli (Sandra Bandini),
Françoise Arnoul (Marie-Hélène),
Thomas Gonzalez (Marco),
Cyril Guei (Docteur Sosno),
Nanou Garcia (Francine Willer),
Aurélia Petit (Armelle),
Catherine Rouvel (La mère de Sandra),
Jean-Jacques Benhamou (Commissaire),
Gwendolyn Gourvenec (La vendeuse),
Marjorie Marramaque (La secrétaire médicale),
Ségolène Point (Claire)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 90 min
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