Face Down

Face Down

150 mins | Drama | Oct. 14, 2015

Samy is a Frenchman accused of smuggling counterfeit money from Bulgaria to France. To avoid jail, he becomes an informer for the French police, joining under cover a Bulgarian channel for human trafficking. Gradually, he falls in love with Elka, an underage gypsy prostitute. Torn by the pressure from all sides, he almost turns into an unscrupulous pimp. His feelings for the girl will help him keep the last thing he has – his dignity.

Face Down

150 mins | Drama | Oct. 14, 2015

Face Down
Samy is a Frenchman accused of smuggling counterfeit money from Bulgaria to France. To avoid jail, he becomes an informer for the French police, joining under cover a Bulgarian channel for human trafficking. Gradually, he falls in love with Elka, an underage gypsy prostitute. Torn by the pressure from all sides, he almost turns into an unscrupulous pimp. His feelings for the girl will help him keep the last thing he has – his dignity.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Le Pacte, Left Field Ventures, Waterfront Film
Original title Tête baissée
Directors Kamen Kalev
Writers Kamen Kalev, Emmanuel Courcol

Cast

Melvil Poupaud

as Samy

Seher Nebieva

as Elka

Lidia Koleva

as Snezana

Sunai Siuleiman

as Uhoto

Atanas Asenov

as Canko

Youssef Hajdi

as Driss

Aylin Yay

as Yanne

Hocine Choutri

as Kader

Johan Carlsson

as Brian

Nadejda Ilieva

as Lidiya