

An unknown Polish writer can't publish his novels, so his ex-wife decides to help him and get some of the profit for herself. She finally finds a publisher, but there's a strange single condition that could cost the writer his life.
Directed by Costa-Gavras, Conchita Airoldi, Dino Di Dionisio
User score
8 votes
Released
February 10, 1993
1h 50m
French

André Dussollier
Jacques

Pierre Arditi
Henri

Jiří Menzel
Stan

Anna Romantowska
Barbara

Maurice Bénichou
Arnold

Carlo Brandt
The Kine

Henryk Bista
Yanek

Jacques Denis
Doctor
Enzo Scotto Lavina
Luigi

Chiara Caselli
Luigi's Daughter

Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski
Pitchik

Beata Tyszkiewicz
Madame Pitchik

Olga Grumberg
Assistant Doctor

Andréas Voutsinas
The American Director
Elena Gavras
The Assistant Director

Thibault de Montalembert
Assistant Arnold

Kazimierz Kaczor
Vice-Consul

Bogdan Baer
The Guard
Stanislas Gaczol
Interpreter
Janina Gaczol
Interpreter