The Assistant

The Assistant

87 mins | Thriller | Sept. 2, 2015

With his wife in labor, father-to-be Thomas (Malik Zidi) speeds to the hospital, and in the process, accidentally kills a young man on the road. That death sets into motion events that will change everyone’s lives forever, including the young man’s mother Marie-France (Nathalie Baye), who cannot recover from the trauma. Nine years later, Marie-France takes a job as Thomas’s secretary without him knowing about her connection to his past. As Marie-France’s maternal rage reaches tragic proportions, she insinuates herself into his life, his work and his family in this classic thriller à la Hitchcock.

The Assistant

87 mins | Thriller | Sept. 2, 2015

The Assistant
With his wife in labor, father-to-be Thomas (Malik Zidi) speeds to the hospital, and in the process, accidentally kills a young man on the road. That death sets into motion events that will change everyone’s lives forever, including the young man’s mother Marie-France (Nathalie Baye), who cannot recover from the trauma. Nine years later, Marie-France takes a job as Thomas’s secretary without him knowing about her connection to his past. As Marie-France’s maternal rage reaches tragic proportions, she insinuates herself into his life, his work and his family in this classic thriller à la Hitchcock.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Cinéma Defacto, Artémis Productions, Tarantula
Original title La Volante
Directors Nicolas Bonilauri, Christophe Ali
Writers Christophe Ali

Cast

Nathalie Baye

as Marie-France

Malik Zidi

as Thomas

Johan Leysen

as Éric

Sabrina Seyvecou

as Audrey

Hervé Sogne

as Pierre

Aïssatou Diop

as Iman