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Damoclès (2016)

90 min · Drama

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Directors

Manuel Schapira

Cast

Manu Payet, Alma Jodorowsky, Laetitia Spigarelli, Claude Gensac, Blanche Gardin, Gilles Cohen, Olivier de Benoist, Xavier Alcan

After Hélène’s cousin predicts that Paul will find love somewhere green and kill someone, repeated near-accidents begin to shake his disbelief.

The story

Paul shares an apartment with Hélène, who searches for love online, while he shuns new technology in favor of getting closer to people. At a party, Hélène’s cousin Lucie predicts that Paul will meet the love of his life somewhere green and kill someone, with the two events connected. A few days later, Paul meets Camille in a park, and an intense relationship begins. Though he initially doubts Lucie’s prediction, he begins to have doubts after repeatedly coming close to accidentally killing someone.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Paul shares an apartment with Hélène. Both are single: Hélène looks for love online, while Paul shuns new technology in order to get closer to people. One evening at a party, Hélène’s cousin Lucie predicts that Paul will meet the love of his life somewhere green, but also that he will kill someone—and that the two events are connected. Just a few days later, Paul meets Camille in a park, and an intense relationship begins. Although at first he does not believe Lucie’s predictions, he begins to have doubts when he comes close to accidentally killing someone several times...

Genres

Drama

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