"Don't believe the title of this Michael Haneke film."

2017

1h 50m

6.2(413 votes)

Drama

Overview

A well-to-do French family living in Calais deal with a series of setbacks and crises while paying little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps within a few miles of their home.

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29 members

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Isabelle Huppert

Anne Laurent

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Jean-Louis Trintignant

Georges Laurent

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Mathieu Kassovitz

Thomas Laurent

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Fantine Harduin

Éve Laurent

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Franz Rogowski

Pierre Laurent

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Laura Verlinden

Anaïs Laurent

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Toby Jones

Lawrence Bradshaw

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Aurélia Petit

Nathalie

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Hille Perl

The Gambist

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Hassam Ghancy

Rachid

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Nabiha Akkari

Jamila

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Joud Geistlich

Selin

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Philippe du Janerand

Maître Barin

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Dominique Besnehard

Marcel the Hairdresser

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Bruno Tuchszer

Inspector

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Alexandre Carrière

Inspector

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Nathalie Richard

Real Estate Agent

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David Yelland

Bank Manager

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Waël Sersoub

Brawler and Witness

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Marie-Pierre Feringue

Brawler and Witness

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Florence Masure

Receptionist

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Maryline Even

Victim's Wife

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Maëlle Bellec

Anaïs's Friend

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Production

David El Hakim

Garçon de Plage

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Frédéric Lampire

Butler

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Timothé Buquen "Tim"

Youtuber

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Loubna Abidar

Actress

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Jackee Toto

Migrant

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Jack Claudany

Bourgeois

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