A deaf comedian kills her sadistic husband. But did she really escape — or just trade one prison for another?
Louise, a young deaf and dumb comedian, has just been named best actress of the year. She is married to Yann, twenty years her senior. But their relationship is conflicting. It seems that Yann takes a malicious pleasure in psychologically torturing Louise. A whirlwind of uncertainties where dreams collide with nightmares, anguish, submission, sadism... Louise confides in Stephanie, her best friend, who advises her to flee. Louise refuses, convinced of a better future. One evening, while Yann tortures her once again, she kills him.
Acting
Emmanuelle Laborit's physical performance — rage without a scream.
Direction
Baeumler traps you in Louise's sensory world, then shatters it.
Sound
Deliberate silence as weapon. What you DON'T hear haunts you.
Director
Pascal Baeumler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Laborit is actually deaf — rare authentic casting for 1999 French cinema, not disability simulation.
Alain Bashung, playing Yann, was France's biggest rock star; his casting as monster subverted his romantic persona completely.
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