Two powerful men are at war and are settling their scores through the gunfire of stock options, financial plots and takeovers. Léonard is the son of one of these businessmen and wants to prove his abilities. We also meet an heir, two kings, a chamberlain, a madman and a commoner.
Directed by: Arnaud Desplechin (France, 2003)
Screenplay by: Nicolas Saada, adapted from the play by Edward Bond
Cast: Sami Bouajila (Léonard), Jean-Paul Roussillon (Jurrieu), Wladimir Yordanoff (Hammer), Hippolyte Girardot (Willian De Lille), Anne Consigny (Thérèse), László Szabó (Doniol), Anna Mouglalis (Ophélie), Bakary Sangaré (Jonas)
Genre: dramatic comedy
Awards: selected at the Viennale (Austria, 2004), San Francisco International Film Festival (United States, 2004), Cannes Festival - A Certain Glance section (France, 2003)
Parental guidance: TV-PG