État des lieux (1995) Directed by Jean-François Richet
Drama
aka: Inner City
Film Synopsis
Thirty-something Pierre Céphas still lives on the Parisian
housing estate where he grew up. He works in a factory that
repairs automobile engines and lives in a cramped apartment with his
wife Deborah, His father, 55, has taken early retirement; his
younger brother mixes with the wrong crowd and is always getting into
trouble. His days follow the same unchanging routine - work where
he is constantly exploited, discussions with his friends, family meals
and endless run-ins with the police...
Cinematographer: Michel Abramowicz, Pierre Boffety,
Valérie Le Gurun
Music: Assassin
Cast: Cyrille Autin (Samuraï),
Anne-Cécile Crapie (Deborah),
Andrée Damant (La mère),
Marc de Jonge (L'agresseur),
Laurent Delatte (L'ouvrier),
Patrick Dell'Isola (Pierre),
François Dyrek (DD, le père),
Base Enemy (Rap singer),
Sebastien Faure (Un flic),
Stéphane Ferrara (Uzi),
Gwenole Guyomard (Le chef d'atelier),
Laurent Menoury (L'autre frère),
Patrick Paroux (Un flic),
Laurent Richet (Laurent),
Rémy Roubakha (Agresseur),
Lionel Teng (Le boxeur),
Denis Podalydès (Le directeur des ressources humaines),
Cyril Aubin,
Emmanuelle Bercot,
Arco Descat C.
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 80 min
Aka:Inner City
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