Playing Dead

5.4 / 10

(127 votes)

Jean, a forty-year-old struggling, out-of-work actor has hit rock bottom. Although open to any kind of work, he can't get a break. At the unemployment office, his counselor has a rather odd proposal: he can get a job helping the police reconstruct crime scenes, by standing in for the dead victim. Jean's obsession for detail impresses the detectives, allowing him to take a leading role in a sensitive investigation in Megève ski resort, during low season, after a series of murders

Country:

France

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

104 minutes

Year:

2013

Director:

Jean-Paul Salomé

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Company:

Diaphana Films

Cast:
François Damiens

Jean Renault

Géraldine Nakache

Noémie Desfontaines

Lucien Jean-Baptiste

Lieutenant Lamy

Anne Le Ny

Madame Jacky

Nanou Garcia

Zelda

Crew:
Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Producer

Françoise Dupertuis

Production Design

Pascal Ridao

Director of Photography

Jean-Paul Salomé

Director

Bruno Coulais

Music