Completed - FRENCH - Action/Adventure, Drama - 105 minutes
Two friends on opposite paths, in a city with two distinct faces…
Year of production : 2009 Director(s) : Xavier RUIZ Writer(s) : Nicholas CUTHBERT Cast : Carlos LEAL, Laurent LUCAS, Chloe COULLOUD Producer(s) : Karen DIETRICH
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND POPULATION 500, 000 180 NATIONALITIES WORLDWIDE CENTER FOR DIPLOMACY AND COOPERATION, REFERRED TO AS THE “PEACE CAPITAL” 1000 BILLION EUROS IN ITS BANKS AND… 1 KG OF HEROIN, 3 KG OF COCAINE, 5 KG OF HASHISH CONSUMED DAILY 1 PROSTITUTE PER 30 INHABITANTS 1 FIRE ARM FOR EVERY 2 INHABITANTS Against this backdrop three people, a cop, an ex-con, and a teenage girl find their lives inextricably intertwined… Following his divorce, Alex Decker (Laurent Lucas), a seasoned SWAT officer, struggles to gain the affection of his rebellious teenage daughter Lou (Chloe Coulloud). Victor Preiswerk (Carlos Leal), both his former partner and life-long friend, re-enters Alex’s life upon his release from prison - it was Alex who put him behind bars. The two men settle for a fragile truce until Victor’s involvement with a violent criminal underworld stirs Alex’s sense of duty, and reminds him why Victor was imprisoned to begin with. But discovering a relationship between his ex-wife and Victor, as well as the former con’s unusually protective concerns for Lou, takes Alex to a place that confuses and frightens him, as he prepares to confront a disturbing truth that he has managed to suppress for way too many years. Two friends on opposite paths, in a city with two distinct faces…
Country(ies) : SWITZERLAND