Year: 1985
Runtime: 95 mins
Language: French
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Emile Chenal and his wife Françoise pressure boxing manager Jim Fox Warner to repay a large debt, while police and the mafia close in on the contested money. Simultaneously, in the same hotel, Inspector Neveu reopens a years‑old murder case, his investigation intersecting the Chenals’ desperate struggle, intertwining love, betrayal and violence.
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