Playing Dead

– Jean, a forty-year-old struggling, out-of-work actor has hit rock bottom. Although open to any kind ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 44 Minutes
Release Year:
2013
Original Name:
Je fais le mort
Playing Dead (2013) - Also known as Je fais le mort

Jean, a forty-year-old struggling, out-of-work actor has hit rock bottom. Although open to any kind of work, he can't get a break. At the unemployment office, his counselor has a rather odd proposal: he can get a job helping the police reconstruct crime scenes, by standing in for the dead victim. Jean's obsession for detail impresses the detectives, allowing him to take a leading role in a sensitive investigation in Megève ski resort, during low season, after a series of murders

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Playing Dead (2013) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Dec 2013

Language:

French

Director:

Jean-Paul Salomé

Writer:

Jean-Paul Salomé (scenario), Cécile Telerman (collaboration), Jérôme Tonnerre (collaboration), Laurent Vachaud (friendly collaboration)

Main Actors:

François Damiens, Géraldine Nakache, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Anne Le Ny

Plot:

A has-been actor takes a job playing the victims in a homicide reenactment, where he sparks with the civil officer investigating the real-life crime.

Awards:

3 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.8/10