The Overeater

The Overeater

90 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 10, 2002

Séléna is chief of the Marseille police. Respected and feared by his men, his sole enemy seems to be himself, along with his 300 pounds. Strangled by the bursting straight-jacket of his body, tortured by his past, he leads a solitary life in a large isolated house. Séléna is the only person who knows that Elsa was guilty of the murder of her uncle, a wealthy shipowner. Fascinated by the young woman’s beauty, he offers her a strange deal: in exchange for his silence, he demands that she dines with him every night for a year.

The Overeater

90 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 10, 2002

The Overeater
Séléna is chief of the Marseille police. Respected and feared by his men, his sole enemy seems to be himself, along with his 300 pounds. Strangled by the bursting straight-jacket of his body, tortured by his past, he leads a solitary life in a large isolated house. Séléna is the only person who knows that Elsa was guilty of the murder of her uncle, a wealthy shipowner. Fascinated by the young woman’s beauty, he offers her a strange deal: in exchange for his silence, he demands that she dines with him every night for a year.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers TF1 Films Production, Film Par Film, TPS Star
Original title L'outremangeur
Directors Thierry Binisti
Writers Xavier Maurel, Jacques Ferrandez, Thierry Binisti, Tonino Benacquista

Cast

Éric Cantona

as Le commissaire Séléna

Rachida Brakni

as Elsa

Caroline Silhol

as Anne Lachaume

Richard Bohringer

as Émile Lachaume

Jocelyn Quivrin

as Marc Brisset

Jean-Michel Noirey

as Benoît Collet

Hubert Saint-Macary

as Le juge Salabert

Valérie Messas

as Clara Gauthier

Lucien Jean-Baptiste

as Le légiste

Richard Guedj

as Le médecin de l'hôpital

Eric Averlant

as L'homme obèse

Mikaël Chiche

as Policier du prétoire

Emmanuel Barilley

as Richard Séléns