The Great Game

The Great Game

2015 · 100 min · FR · 4.9 (44 votes)
Dir. Nicolas Pariser · Starring Melvil Poupaud, André Dussollier, Clémence Poésy, Sophie Cattani, Nicolas Wanczycki, Gavino Dessi · Music Benoît de Villeneuve
ThrillerDramaMystery

Pierre Blum, 40, is a writer who had his time of glory in the early 2000s. One evening, on a casino terrace, he meets Joseph Paskin. This mysterious man, charismatic and manipulative, is influential in the world of politics and persuades Pierre to take on a strange mission that takes him back to a past he’d prefer to forget, and puts his life in danger. In the middle of all this, Pierre falls in love with Laura, a young extreme-left activist. But in this world of subterfuge, who can really be trusted?

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A smoky, Parisian thriller where a faded writer is drawn into a dangerous game of manipulation. It's a brooding, atmospheric dive into trust and the shadows of the past, wrapped in a stylish, noir-tinged mystery.

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