- Renée Le Roux runs the Palais de la Méditérranée, one of France's leading casinos, with an iron fist. It may be an institution but it is in trouble, ruined by poor management and under attack from the competition.
- Renée Le Roux has taken over as manager of the Palais. But when she refuses to appoint him general director, Maurice Agnelet vows revenge. He then sets out to win the heart of her daughter Agnès, she's already in love with him and he knows it!
- Agnès Le Roux is missing, and no-one has seen her for four months. When Renée Le Roux raises the alarm, the police find a mysterious farewell note in the young woman's flat that gives the impression she's committed suicide. But her mother refuses to believe it.
- The years pass and the investigation stagnates. Only Renée Le Roux continues the fight to discover the truth about Agnès's death. Found guilty in the financial chapter of the case, Maurice Agnelet finds himself in prison.
Director: Vincent Garenq (France, 2023)
Cast: Michèle Laroque, Marie Zabukovec, Yannick Choirat, Christophe Favre
Genre: Drama
Nice in the 1970s. Renée Le Roux runs the city's historic casino. Standing firm but alone against the local mafia she refuses to be intimidated by her main competitor, Jean-Dominique Fratoni. But a lawyer uses his charms to seduce her daughter Agnès in order to take over the family business.
Directed by: Vincent Garenq (France, 2023)
Screenplay by: Nicolas Jean, Roger-Louis Bianchini, Isabelle Dubernet and Olivier Eloy based on the book by Roger-Louis Bianchini
Cast: Michèle Laroque (Renée Le Roux), Marie Zabukovec (Agnès Le Roux), Yannick Choirat (Maurice Agnelet), Marc Arnaud (Jean-Charles Le Roux), Maron Creusvaux (Catherine Le Roux), Christophe Favre (Jean-Dominique Fratoni), Alexandre-Aneglo Bettanini (Thomas Agnelet)
Genre: drama