Scribe
“Some things cannot be unheard.”
Two years after a burn-out, Duval is still unemployed. Contacted by an enigmatic businessman, he is offered a simple and well-paid job: transcribing telephone tapping. Duval accepts financially without questioning the purpose of the organization that employs him. Precipitated at the heart of a political plot, he must face the brutal mechanics of the underground world of the secret services.
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Cast
15 people
François Cluzet
Duval
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Denis Podalydès
Clément
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Sami Bouajila
Labarthe
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Ganglands
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Simon Abkarian
Gerfaut
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Casino Royale
Persepolis
Alba Rohrwacher
Sara
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Perfect Strangers
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Philippe Résimont
De Grugy
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AKA
Baron Noir
Daniel Hanssens
Albert
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Lupin
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Bruno Georis
Labarthe's right-hand man
Known for
Finding Momo
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Olivier Bony
The neighbor
Known for
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Deep Fear
Bernard Eylenbosch
The right-hand man
Known for
JCVD
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Alexia Depicker
The HR manager
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Girl
Nader Farman
Al-Shamikh
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Thomas Kruithof Director · Marc Syrigas Writer Yann Gozlan Writer
Budget $5.2M · First release October 19, 2016 · Produced in France, Belgium
Box office
Budget
$5,200,000
Production
24 25 Films
Production
SCOPE Pictures
Production
France · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Mécanique de l'ombre
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Portuguese
Release dates
France · October 19, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
November 15, 2017 · Theatrical
Canada
March 17, 2017 · Limited theatrical
France
May 29, 2026 · TV · TFX
June 17, 2026 · TV · TF1 Séries Films
Germany
November 23, 2017 · Theatrical
Greece
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 21, 2017 · Digital
Italy
April 6, 2017 · Theatrical
Japan
August 23, 2017 · Digital
United Kingdom
July 21, 2017 · Theatrical
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