Scribe

– Two years after a burn-out, Duval is still unemployed. Contacted by an enigmatic businessman, he is ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
2016
Original Name:
La Mécanique de l'ombre
Scribe (2016) - Also known as La Mécanique de l'ombre

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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Genre:

Scribe (2016) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Jan 2017

Language:

French

Director:

Thomas Kruithof

Writer:

Thomas Kruithof (original scenario), Yann Gozlan (original scenario), Marc Syrigas (collaboration), Aurélie Valat (collaboration)

Main Actors:

François Cluzet, Denis Podalydès, Sami Bouajila, Simon Abkarian

Plot:

The unemployed Duval is contacted by a mysterious organization to transcribe intercepted calls. He accepts the job with no suspicions, since it restores stability to his life, but it will soon result in political shenanigans of all kinds.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10