The Repentant (2002)

5.6/10 125 min Crime Drama

Overview

A mysterious woman, dressed in black and carrying a small suitcase, arrives in Nice and tries in vain to get a job in a luxury goods shop. She ends up in a plush hotel where a solitary middle-aged man, engages her to be his companion. They introduce themselves - she is Charlotte, he is Paul. Both are reluctant to talk about their past; both need someone to make their present predicament more tolerable. Unbeknownst to either of them, Charlotte is being followed by another man, who seems intent on revenge...

Cast

Isabelle Adjani

Charlotte / Leïla

Sami Frey

Paul

Samy Naceri

Karim

Aurore Clément

Blonde Frau

Catherine Mouchet

Alice, das Zimmermädchen

Maria Schneider

Charlottes Schwester

Isild Le Besco

Junge Prostituierte

Jacques Bonnaffé

Joseph

Farida Amrouche

Jean-François Stévenin

Thierry Rode

José Giovanni

Jérémie Lippmann

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