Seul contre tous

"In the bowels of France."

Feb 17 1999 Not Rated 1h 33m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, The Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, The Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

Plot

The Butcher (known from Noe's short film Carne) has done some time in jail after beating up the guy who tried to seduce his teenage mentally-handicapped daughter. Now he wants to start a new life. He leaves his daughter in an institution and moves to Lille suburbs with his mistress. She promised him a new butcher shop. She lied. The butcher decides to go back to Paris and find his daughter.

Written by

Gaspar Noé

Directed by

Gaspar Noé

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Love Streams Productions, Les Cinémas de la Zone, Canal+

Languages

Français

Awards

5 wins & 6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
26,637
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
77
Popularity
NA