Calomnies (2014)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky

Drama

Film Synopsis

Xavier Durmont, an idealistic, young and recently elected deputy, is charged with investigating a suspicious case of waste disposal implicating a minister.  Before he knows it, Xavier becomes the target of a slander campaign organised by an agency run by the mysterious Armand.  Xavier is not a man to be easily influenced by such skulduggery and perseveres with his investigation, even at the risk of his life...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky
  • Script: André Ruellan
  • Cinematographer: Jean-Paul Sergent
  • Music: Vladimir Cosma
  • Cast: Guy Marchand (Horace), Jean-Pierre Mocky (Armand), Agnès Soral (Kenou), Philippe Duquesne (David), Marius Colucci (Xavier), Jonathan Lambert (Dimitri), Laurent Biras (Lenoir), Faustine Léotard (Gisèle), Guillaume Delaunay (Garpa), Bing Yin (Li Fang), Eloïse Chatillon (Lona Lopez), Jacopo Menicagli (Pedro), Alain Bouzigues (Lousteau), Raphaël Scheer (Goujot), Lionel Laget (Notaire), Nathan Lin (Damien), Jean Abeillé (Dugommier), Emmanuelle Weber (Hélène), Jean-Pierre Clami (Brodes), Olivier Hémon (Ecclesiastique)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min

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