The Repentant (2002)

Original title

La Repentie

Directed by

Laetitia Masson

Genre

crime film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 05m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman tries to leave her life of crime behind. She struggles to start over while being haunted by her past.

tensemelancholicslow-burnbroodingnoir-ishintrospectiveuneasyromantic but dark

What happens

The Repentant (French: La Repentie) is a 2002 French romantic thriller film written and directed by Laetitia Masson, and loosely based on the 1999 novella La Repentie by Didier Daeninckx. It stars Isabelle Adjani and marked her return to the screen after four years. With supporting roles by Sami Frey and Samy Naceri, Adjani portrays a woman who tries to escape her criminal past. It was released by ARP Sélection on 17 April 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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