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Film / 1999
I Stand Alone
Directed by
Gaspar Noé
After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, the Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, the Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.
The story
After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, the Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, the Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.
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Cast
Philippe NahonThe Butcher
Blandine LenoirDaughter
Frankie PainMistress
Martine AudrainBelle-Mere
ZavenMan with Morals
Jean-François RaugerReal Estate Agent
Guillaume NiclouxSupermarket Manager
Olivier DoranPresenter (voice)
Aïssa DjabriDoctor Choukroun
Serge FaurieDirector of Hospital
Frédéric PfohlHospital Nurse
Stéphanie SecHospital Nurse
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Arlette BalkisDying Woman
Gil Bertharion Jr.Truck Driver
RadoHotel Caretaker
Nicolas JouhetCafe Owner
Ahmed BounacirCafe Customer
Roland GuéridonOld Friend
Hervé GueridonSecond Friend
Sophie NicolleActing Girl
Paule AbecassisJunkie
Marie-Madeleine DenecheauRoland's Wife
Robert RoyFourth Friend
Joël LeculleFirst Butcher
Denis FalgouxSecond Butcher
Marc FaureSlaughterhouse Director
Gérard OrtegaBar Owner
Alain PierreBar Owner's Friend
Sylvie RaymondNurse
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