A playwright of note, Darius developed a drinking problem after his first major hit, and has taken time out from writing his follow-up to go to a clinic and dry out. After his release, Darius finds his producer has hired a leading lady for his next show, booked the theater and advertised the starting date -- all without Darius writing so much as a word of this new play. Darius desperately tries to come up with ideas, but nothing comes to mind, with an inflexible deadline staring him in the face. One day, Darius kills a neighbor's cat by accident; terribly depressed, he swallows some sedatives and falls asleep at his computer -- only to awake with the beginning of his play glowing on the screen. Darius is now convinced he must kill in order to create, and starts murdering an ever-expanding variety of creatures in order to satisfy his now bloodthirsty muse.
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Albert Dupontel
Darius
Known for
Irreversible
See You Up There
Claude Perron
Chloé Duval
Known for
The Horde
Amélie
Philippe Uchan
Victor
Known for
Bye Bye Morons
9 Month Stretch
Michel Vuillermoz
Simon
Known for
My Life as a Zucchini
UFOs
Nicolas Marié
Pierre
Known for
Bye Bye Morons
9 Month Stretch
Patrick Ligardes
Gildas
Known for
Frontier(s)
Hitman
Michel Fau
Nicolas
Known for
Marguerite
Swimming Pool
Xavier Tchili
Mietek
Also in
This Filthy Earth
Ivul
Dominique Bettenfeld
Jésus
Known for
A Very Long Engagement
99 Francs
Terry Jones
Dieu
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Christiane Cohendy
La mère
Known for
The Horseman on the Roof
Read My Lips
Frédéric Constant
Voisin furieux
Known for
Double zéro
Albert Dupontel Director · Gilles Laurent Screenplay Ramon Pipin Composer
Budget $5.8M · First release June 16, 1999 · Produced in France
Box office
Budget
$5,763,891
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
M6 Films
Production
Contre Prod.
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Rezo Productions
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France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Switzerland · June 16, 1999
Theatrical
France · June 16, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
January 19, 2000 · Theatrical
France
August 21, 2001 · Physical · DVD
October 9, 2017 · Digital · VOD
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