When a hold-up goes badly wrong, four criminals take refuge in a
shopping centre which becomes a scene of feverish panic as guns go
off. In the confusion, they shoot a man and take a woman
hostage. To evade capture, they force their way into a car, not
knowing that its driver is a father who is taking his seriously ill son
to hospital. What ensues is a nightmarish chase and the hunted
know that there is no possible hope of return...
Script: Michael J. Carroll (story),
Yannick Dahan,
Éric Hannezo,
Benjamin Rataud
Cinematographer: Kamal Derkaoui
Music: Laurent Eyquem
Cast:Lambert Wilson (Le père),
Guillaume Gouix (Sabri),
Virginie Ledoyen (La femme),
Franck Gastambide (Manu),
François Arnaud (Vincent),
Laurent Lucas (Le chef),
Gabrielle Lazure (Marie),
Pierre Lebeau (Pompiste),
Nicolas Paquin (Homme accidenté),
Hedi Rian (Passant),
Nathaly Thibault (Business Woman),
Gisèle Trépanier (Vieille dame),
Christopher Tyson (Le junkie),
Chloë Bellande (Mail shopper)
Country: France / Canada
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 95 min
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