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Michel Houellebecq, possibly the most widely read living French writer, was believed kidnapped on September 16, 2011. But was he really? After a flurry of media reports of his abduction, the story goes cold and Houellebecq, famously reclusive, refuses to set the record straight.
Now he goes one step further by starring as himself in a film that purports to tell the tale. With a nod to O. Henry's short story, The Ransom of Red Chief, the film explores the dramatic territory where the personae of criminal and victim are remade in unexpected and surprisingly amusing ways.
Original Release
04/05/2014
US Release
03/25/2015
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michel Houellebecq | Michel Houellebecq |
Mathieu Nicourt | Mathieu |
Maxime Lefrançois | Max |
Francoise Lebrun | Françoise |
Luc Schwarz | Luc |
Veran Mauberret | |
Ginette Suchotzky | Ginette |
André Suchotzky | Dédé / Dede |
Marie Bourjala | Fatima |
Karim Achoui | L'avocat |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michel Houellebecq | Michel Houellebecq |
Mathieu Nicourt | Mathieu |
Maxime Lefrançois | Max |
Francoise Lebrun | Françoise |
Luc Schwarz | Luc |
Veran Mauberret | |
Ginette Suchotzky | Ginette |
André Suchotzky | Dédé / Dede |
Marie Bourjala | Fatima |
Karim Achoui | L'avocat |
François Samuelson | François |
Vincent Janerot | |
Béatrice Mendy | |
Marie Schwarz | |
Ian Turiak | L'ouvrier polonais |
Patrick Chadaillat |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Benoît Quainon | Executive Producer |
Sylvie Pialat | Producer |