The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Leonie Koutcharev, a top civil servant at the Ministry of Interior, proposes an ideal solution to the problem of overpopulated prisons: put model prisoners in the homes of carefully screened families. Jules and Norma Klarh, a childless couple, expect to receive an inoffensive juvenile delinquent but end up with the psychopath Marcus Steckner in their suburban home. The film centers on social criticism of the gap between reality and the bureaucratic assumptions of what reality should be.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Christophe JacrotDirector
Cast
- Jean-Roger MiloMarcus Stekner
- Ticky HolgadoJules Klarh
- Hélène VincentNorma Klarh
- Marina ToméLéonie Koutcharev
- Élie KakouCommissioner Charrier
- Philippe NahonThe bowling alley boss
- Éric Le RochBarbarin
- Laurence BibotMrs. Legouasguen
- Daniel BerliouxThe mayor
- Jacques PaterBelmas
- Patrick ParouxThe boss of the supermarket
- Michel ScourneauJean-Louis, the tagger