The Passenger (2005 film)

The Passenger (2005 film)

"The Passenger" is a film written and directed by François Rotger. It was produced in France, Canada, and Japan; and has dialogue in French, Japanese and English.

It was nominated in the 2005 edition of the Locarno International Film Festival, the Tokyo International Film Festival, and Angers's Premiers Plans European Film Festival.

From his early work, "74km avec elle" (8 min, France, 35mm color) and "Jan" (21 min, France, HDcam color) author/director François Rotger explores the themes of deception and betrayal within the family circle, often leading to sudden and extreme violence.

Synopsis

Yakuza Naoki Sando (Yosuke Natsuki) discovers his daughter Hiroko (Kumi Kaneko) in bed with his adopted son Kohji (Yusuke Iseya). Three years later, Kohji is working the streets as a hustler, still yearning for a way to earn his estranged father's approval to continue his borderline incestuous relationship.Hiroko sees a way back to her brother's arms when Sando's shady colleague Marc Tanner (François Trottier) absconds to Canada with gambling funds destined for the big boss. Presumably with her father's permission, she calls Kohji and tells him to hurry to Montréal, recover the money and kill Tanner.

Cast and crew

Written by François Rotger / Art Direction: Valerie Massadian / Cinematography: Georges Lechaptois / Sound: Dana Farzanehpour, Olivier Dô Hùu / Music: Dan Levy, Irina Lazareanu / Cast: Yusuke Iseya, Gabrielle Lazure, François Trottier, Kumi Kaneko, Yosuke Natsuki, Ryo Kase, Veroushka Knoge. Set Production Assistant (Montreal): Jim Levesque.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479259/ IMDB entry]
* [http://www.thepassenger-lefilm.com/ "The Passenger"] official website
* [http://www.premiersplans.org/premiersplans/06-festival/competition_LM_fiche_EN.php?id=REF1381 "Festival International Premiers Plans"] "The Passenger" in Angers festival
* [http://dianepernet.typepad.com/diane/2006/07/the_passenger_f.html review] by Diane Pernet
* [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927942 "Variety" review] by Jay Weissberg
* [http://www.libe.fr/culture/cinema/192845.FR.php "Libération" review] by Philippe Azoury
* [http://www.libe.fr/culture/cinema/192844.FR.php "Libération" interview] by Didier Peron
* [http://www.allocine.fr/film/video_gen_cfilm=110323.html "trailers"] on Allocine
* [http://www.cineasie.com/The_Passenger.html "Cine Asie" review] on Cine Asie
* [http://www.telerama.fr/cine/film.php?id=263593 "Telerama" review] by Frederic Strauss
* [http://www.orient-extreme.net/index.php?menu=cinema&sub=critiques&article=176 review] by Alexandre Martinazzo


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