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The Killer

Cedric ANGER

France2008 96min 35mm Color Asian Premiere

Synopsis

Léo gets on an elevator only to find himself overpowered by anxiety, the condition attributed to the man who has just visited him in his office and is now stranding behind him in the same elevator. As his fellow passengers, except the man, get off the elevator, Léo becomes even more anxious. As the title suggests, however, the movie is not about a man suffering from an extreme case of anxiety disorder. It is about Dimitri, a contract killer, and his mark Léo. Don't expect to see a sitting-on-the-edge-of-the-chair action thriller, though. Expect, instead, an in-depth character study of Léo, a patriarch in despair, and Dimitri, a hired assassin with steely exterior and contradicting internal sensitivity —an examination of their relationship, mirroring delicate power structure and mutual understanding. (HONG Sung Nam)

Diretor

Cedric ANGER

Having been first a film critic then screenwriter along with To Nathieu and after just one short Novela, Cedric Anger has already stepped up to the director's chair with The Killer.