Vortex

Oct 16, 2021

2h 22m

★ 7.1

Life is a short party that will soon be forgotten.

Overview

Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Rectangle Productions

Les Cinémas de la Zone

KNM

Artémis Productions

Srab Films

Les Films Velvet

Kallouche Cinéma

Vortex Trailers

Cast

Lui

Dario Argento

Elle

Françoise Lebrun

Stéphane

Alex Lutz

Grocer

Kamel Benchemekh

Claire

Corinne Bruand

Junkie

Nathalie Roubaud

Kiki

Kylian Dheret

Editorial Friend

Philippe Rouyer

Editorial Friend

Jean-Pierre Bouyxou

Editorial Friend

Laurent Aknin

Editorial Friend

Stephane Derderian

Editorial Friend

Jean-Baptiste Thoret

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