The Great Game

The Great Game

100 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | Dec. 16, 2015

Pierre Blum, 40, is a writer who had his time of glory in the early 2000s. One evening, on a casino terrace, he meets Joseph Paskin. This mysterious man, charismatic and manipulative, is influential in the world of politics and persuades Pierre to take on a strange mission that takes him back to a past he’d prefer to forget, and puts his life in danger. In the middle of all this, Pierre falls in love with Laura, a young extreme-left activist. But in this world of subterfuge, who can really be trusted?

The Great Game

100 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | Dec. 16, 2015

The Great Game
Pierre Blum, 40, is a writer who had his time of glory in the early 2000s. One evening, on a casino terrace, he meets Joseph Paskin. This mysterious man, charismatic and manipulative, is influential in the world of politics and persuades Pierre to take on a strange mission that takes him back to a past he’d prefer to forget, and puts his life in danger. In the middle of all this, Pierre falls in love with Laura, a young extreme-left activist. But in this world of subterfuge, who can really be trusted?
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, Bizibi, Les films du 10
Original title Le grand jeu
Directors Nicolas Pariser
Writers Nicolas Pariser

Cast

Melvil Poupaud

as Pierre Blum

André Dussollier

as Joseph Paskin

Clémence Poésy

as Laura Haydon

Sophie Cattani

as Caroline

Nicolas Wanczycki

as L'homme à l'oreillette

Gavino Dessi

as Marco Scavarda

Antoine Chappey

as Copeau

Audrey Bastien

as Jeune fille librairie

Camille Constantin

as Stagiaire Caroline