Directed by:
Olivier AssayasScreenplay:
Olivier AssayasCinematography:
Yorick Le SauxCast:
Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Kelly Lin Hsi-lei, Alex Descas, Joana Preiss, Kim Gordon, Carl Ng, François-Renaud Labarthe, Stephen Shan-tat NgVOD (1)
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From director Olivier Assayas comes this erotic thriller starring Asia Argento as Sandra, a former prostitute, and Michael Madsen as Miles, her onetime pimp-turned-high-powered businessman. Brought back together after a separation, Sandra and Miles are reunited when Sandra returns to Paris after an extended absence. Despite the fact that neither of the two former lovers are the same people they were back in the day, their kinky sexual relationship is nonetheless rekindled. It seems that some time long ago, financial promises were made before some misdeed drove the pair apart. Meanwhile, Sandra has made it her mission to open a Beijing nightclub, and Miles is about to sell off his business to Singapore interests. Miles couldn't care less about Sandra's dreams of owning a nightclub, but now that his divorce has been finalized he's eager to resume their steamy relationship. Tempted by Miles' money but financially comfortable thanks to her work with an import company run by shady couple Lester (Carl Ng) and Sue Wang (Kelly Lin), Sandra secretly pulls down some extra income by moving drugs through the married couple's highly profitable company. Before long, sexual intrigue and a botched drug deal combine to complicate matters for all involved. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Asia Argento
Italy
Best movies:
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
Queen Margot (1994)
B. Monkey (1998)
Michael Madsen
USA
Best movies:
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The Doors (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Kelly Lin Hsi-lei
Taiwan
Best movies:
Reign of Assassins (2010)
After This Our Exile (2006)
Fulltime Killer (2001)
Alex Descas
France
Best movies:
The House (1997)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
The Intruder (2004)
Joana Preiss
France
Best movies:
Paris, I Love You (2006)
Close to Leo (2002) (TV movie)
In Paris (2006)
Kim Gordon
USA
Best movies:
I'm Not There (2007)
The Work of Director Mark Romanek (2005) (video compilation)
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)
Carl Ng
Hong Kong
Best movies:
New Police Story (2004)
Butterfly (2004)
The Viral Factor (2012)
François-Renaud Labarthe
Best movies:
Irma Vep (1996)
Stranger by the Lake (2013)
Boarding Gate (2007)
Stephen Shan-tat Ng
Best movies:
Lost and Found (1996)
Night and Fog (2009)
A Simple Life (2011)