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User Rating:
6.4/10   190 votes
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Director:
Pierre Jolivet
Writers:
Pierre Jolivet (writer)
Olivier Schatzky (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 April 1989 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Ils ont 5 jours pour devenir des heros.
Plot:
For whatever reason, Philippe (Patrick Bruel) and Daniel (Francois Cluzet) choose to vacation in Southeast Asia... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
SAG Letter re Force Majeure Claims
 (From Digital Media Law. 13 May 2009, 5:14 PM, PDT)

SAG-Studio Pregame Report
 (From Digital Media Law. 2 February 2009, 2:44 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Strong, moving and clever ! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Patrick Bruel ... Philippe
François Cluzet ... Daniel

Kristin Scott Thomas ... Katia

Alan Bates ... Malcolm Forrest
Sabine Haudepin ... Jeanne

Thom Hoffman ... Hans
Lucienne Hamon ... Philippe's mother
Marc Jolivet ... Le jouralliste, Le Guen
Hidde Maas ... The lawyer
Betty Assenza ... Gloria
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tina van Baren ... Maitre D'
François Basset ... Student
Stéphane Bielikoff ... Receptionnist
Sandra Grasset ... Little girl
Thomas Hong-Maï ... Bar owner
Pascal Leguennec ... Bruno
Jean-Pierre Loustau ... Pool player
Ham-Chau Luong ... The old man
Wim Meuwissen ... Hans' father (as Wim Meeuwisse)
Georges Pellegrin ... Janitor
Jean-Philippe Reverdot ... Photographer
Fabrice Roche ... Dan's friend
Anouk Sluizer ... Nurse (as Anouk Sluizer-Guizerix)
Ysé Tran ... Waitress (as Marguerite Tran)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Uncontrollable Circumstances
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Runtime:
86 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L
Company:
C.A.P.A.C. more

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Movie Connections:
References Apocalypse Now (1979) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Strong, moving and clever !, 25 March 1999
10/10
Author: Phroggy from Paris, France

This one really caught me by surprise. The plot is marvelous, the characters extremely well-drawn, and everything is strong enough to be suspenseful without relying on cheap effects. Chock-full of humanity, this is not politically correct stuff, nor a Midnight Express rip-off (I like this one better !). The idea of putting together two mirror-image character (One has everything to win through his ordeal, the other one everything to lose) is unforgettable. When you reach this level of gut-wrenching quality, one wonder halfway through : will the end be worth it ? AND the last minutes are even better than the movie itself.

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