A true moving, poignant story about a female ex con who tries to live again after being released from jail. Rossy De Palma is absolutely outstanding here, as the lead character. But Claire Nebout is awesome too as another ex con who tries to help De Palma the best she can. Mehdi Charef gave here one of his best features, so sensitive, so close to reality, so close to actual human misery. Of course Denis Lavant gives in this movie a powerful performance which nearly make the audience weep. The sequences of the Russian roulette, in the truck, are so unbearable, so...I thought of 13 TZAMETTI or DEER HUNTER. I will emphasize on Claire Nebout's role. Here, she behaves, talks like a man, a he man; I don't know why, but she reminds me a sort of female variation of what late French actors Michel Constantin, Marcel Bozzuffi or Lino Ventura were. Square, solid, real men, tough but fair, ruthless but full of dignity. This film was unfortunately mostly ignored by the audiences. Silly audiences who prefer American garbage movies with billion of dollars special effects and super f... heroes. Such a shame. I will never belong to those herds of idiots.
