A downtrodden, near-deaf office clerk and a not-too-bright ex-con join forces to beat the system, but that's not the half of this sly, quietly sexy French crime thriller. Shy, awkward Carla Bhem (Emmanuelle Devos), whose bulky hearing aids are self-consciously hidden beneath her glossy but unkempt hair, is underappreciated and exploited at work and home. Her "best friend," Annie (Olivia Bonamy), assumes Carla will baby sit or give up her apartment at a moment's notice so Annie can tryst with her boyfriend, while most of Carla's coworkers at a nondescript property developer's office simply take her for granted. The exception, her sleazy coworker Keller (Pierre Diot), ...
Released:
2001
Rated:
NR
Length:
119 mins