Face Down

Oct 14, 2015

2h 30m

★ 5.9

Overview

Samy is a Frenchman accused of smuggling counterfeit money from Bulgaria to France. To avoid jail, he becomes an informer for the French police, joining under cover a Bulgarian channel for human trafficking. Gradually, he falls in love with Elka, an underage gypsy prostitute. Torn by the pressure from all sides, he almost turns into an unscrupulous pimp. His feelings for the girl will help him keep the last thing he has – his dignity.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Le Pacte

Left Field Ventures

Waterfront Film

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Cast

Samy

Melvil Poupaud

Elka

Seher Nebieva

Snezana

Lidia Koleva

Uhoto

Sunai Siuleiman

Canko

Atanas Asenov

Driss

Youssef Hajdi

Yanne

Aylin Yay

Kader

Hocine Choutri

Brian

Johan Carlsson

Lidiya

Nadejda Ilieva

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