Elle
When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving family, all the while becoming engaged in a game of cat and mouse with her stalker.
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Cast
40 people
Isabelle Huppert
Michèle
Known for
The Piano Teacher
Greta
Laurent Lafitte
Patrick
Known for
Divorce French Style
The Count of Monte Cristo
Anne Consigny
Anna
Known for
The Returned
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Charles Berling
Richard
Known for
March of the Penguins
What's in a Name
Virginie Efira
Rebecca
Known for
It Boy
Benedetta
Judith Magre
Irène
Known for
John Adams
Just Retired
Christian Berkel
Robert
Known for
Hijack
The Experiment
Jonas Bloquet
Vincent
Known for
1899
The Nun
Alice Isaaz
Josie
Known for
One Wild Moment
Play
Vimala Pons
Hélène
Known for
How I Became a Superhero
Represent
Raphaël Lenglet
Ralf
Known for
Candice Renoir
High Lane
Arthur Mazet
Kevin
Known for
La Colle
Those Happy Days
Paul Verhoeven Director · David Birke Screenplay Philippe Djian Author
Worldwide gross $2.3M · Budget $9.8M · United States release November 11, 2016
Box office
Budget
$9,800,000
Worldwide gross
$2,341,534
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
SBS Productions
Production
Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion
Production
Proximus
Production
Entre Chien et Loup
Production
OCS
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Casa Kafka Pictures
Production
Casa Kafka Pictures Movie Tax Shelter Empowered by Belfius
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
FFA
Production
France Télévisions
Production
Belgium · France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 21, 2016
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · May 25, 2016
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 2016
Limited theatrical
United States · March 14, 2017
Physical
United States
September 25, 2016 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
October 14, 2016 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 20, 2016 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Argentina
November 30, 2016 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival Week
March 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Australia
August 4, 2016 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 27, 2016 · Theatrical
Austria
October 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Belgium
May 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 17, 2016 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
October 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
September 8, 2016 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
November 18, 2016 · Limited theatrical
Chile
August 27, 2016 · Premiere · Santiago International Film Festival
December 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 5, 2017 · TV
Denmark
March 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 12, 2016 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
January 6, 2017 · Theatrical
Finland
December 9, 2016 · Theatrical
France
October 4, 2016 · Physical · DVD
February 13, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
October 3, 2016 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
February 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Greece
October 6, 2016 · Theatrical
February 20, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
August 30, 2016 · Premiere · Summer International Film Festival
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 17, 2016 · Theatrical
Indonesia
May 7, 2017 · Premiere · Europe on Screen
Ireland
March 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Israel
October 17, 2016 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
October 20, 2016 · Theatrical
Italy
November 18, 2016 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
March 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Japan
June 23, 2017 · Premiere · Festival du Film Français au Japon
August 25, 2017 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 2, 2016 · Theatrical
November 9, 2018 · TV · NPO 3
New Zealand
July 28, 2016 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
November 13, 2016 · Theatrical
Norway
March 3, 2017 · Theatrical
Peru
December 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Poland
January 27, 2017 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 5, 2016 · Premiere · Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
November 17, 2016 · Theatrical
June 24, 2019 · TV
Romania
May 25, 2016 · Premiere
Russia
September 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 25, 2017 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 11, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 15, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
September 18, 2016 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
September 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 14, 2016 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
January 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 25, 2016 · Theatrical · French
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical · German
February 9, 2017 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
February 17, 2017 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 4, 2016 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 8, 2016 · Premiere · London Film Festival
March 10, 2017 · Theatrical
July 10, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Uruguay
October 20, 2016 · Premiere · Montevideo Film Festival
February 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Venezuela
May 5, 2017 · Theatrical
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