Charlotte, a woman in her early thirties, is a fugitive from her own life.
With no where to go, she drives aimlessly around France in her car.
On a deserted stretch of road miles from anywhere, she encounters a hitchhiker,
a slightly older man called Max, and offers him a lift. A short while
later, they stop at a roadside diner, and then Max mysteriously goes missing.
Puzzled by her new friend's disappearance, Charlotte returns to the diner
later that evening and is surprised by the strange-looking woman who runs
the bar. The latter calls herself La Spack and she has in her care
a bizarre pack. Charlotte is totally unprepared for the ordeal that
lies ahead of her as she finds herself projected into her worst nightmare...
Cast:Yolande Moreau (La Spack),
Émilie Dequenne (Charlotte Massot),
Benjamin Biolay (Max),
Philippe Nahon (Chinaski),
Matthias Schoenaerts (Le Gothique en toc),
Ian Fonteyn (Tofu),
Georges Lini (Motard 1),
Philippe Résimont (Motard 2),
Brice Fournier (Motard 3 (John Grizzly)),
Nicolas Leroy (Golem 1),
Mathieu Bouteligier (Golem 2),
François Doms (Golem 3),
Benoît Vivien (Golem 4),
Eric Godon (Jean-Jean),
Joris Strickx (Blé),
Mamy Camara (Mort),
Boris Van Wambeke (Enfant),
Jean-Marie Barbier (Vieux station),
Alexia De Coster (Femme bar),
Boris Chevrier (Doublure Benjamin infirmier)
Country: France / Belgium
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 85 min
Aka:The Pack
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