• Starring: George Babluani
  • Summary: In the middle of nowhere, Sebastien (Babluani), a 22-year-old man, is repairing the house of old Jean- François Godon (Passon). But the elderly man dies without having paid his employee. Sebastien finds an envelope belonging to Godon and containing a strange invitation: a ticket train and a hotel reservation. Sebastien decides to steal Godon's identity and to get into the train. So begins a strange game. The young man discovers a terrifying world where men bet on other men's lives. (Film Forum) Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 25
  2. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. The language and the landscape is French, but the sensibility and style is unmistakably Eastern European.
  2. Reviewed by: Adriane Quinlan
    30
    These actors move with the labored blocking of a high school play.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. FredT.
    9
    Kudos to the Babluani brothers, true artists. Although he might have followed through with the existential denoument his film seems to require, by forcing him to live in the hell of his conscience, that's a mere quibble. this is a remarkably assured and compelling film. Expand
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  2. DavidB.
    4
    Beautifully shot thriller which points to some potenitally interesting material but doesn't come close to exploring the dark side of human-kind. Once we realize what is going to happen, it is a long haul to the end because its obvious our hero will survive. The final denoument is a complete let-down - its as if the filmakers didn't know how to end the film or deal with the potential shown in the first thrid of the movie. Very dissapointing. Expand
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  3. another damned wasted superb idea. an interesting and exiting idea have led to a boring and non effective movie. at technical aspect, the film is very low class and annoying. Expand
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