The Great Game

The Great Game

5.0IMDb Score
Released:2015-12-16
Duration:100 min
Country:France
Director:Nicolas Pariser
Actors:Melvil Poupaud, André Dussollier, Clémence Poésy, Sophie Cattani, Nicolas Wanczycki
Production:Bizibi, Les films du 10, ARTE France Cinéma

Overview:

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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