''A Crime'' (French title: ''Un crime'') is a 2006 thriller film directed by

Manuel Pradal Manuel Pradal (22 March 1964 – 13 May 2017) was a French film director and screenwriter. He wrote the scenarios for all the films he directed. Pradal died on 13 May 2017 in Paris after a long illness, aged 53. Awards and nominations His 19 ...

, written by Pradal and

Tonino Benacquista Tonino Benacquista (born in Choisy-le-Roi on 1 September 1961) is a French crime fiction author, comics writer, and screenwriter. He wrote the novel ''Malavita'' (''Badfellas'' for 2010 English translation), which was later adapted into a film b ...

, and starring

Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963)
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. The film unfolds the story of Vincent (

Norman Reedus Norman Mark Reedus (born January 6, 1969) is an American actor best known for starring as Daryl Dixon in the AMC horror drama series '' The Walking Dead'' (2010–2022). He also starred as Murphy MacManus in the film ''The Boondock Saints'' (19 ...

) who looks for his wife's killer. In the process, his neighbor Alice (

Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963)
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) decides to invent a culprit, so that he can find revenge. However, there is no ideal culprit and crime.

Synopsis

In the evening, while returning to his place, Vincent Harris (Reedus) crosses a taxi coming from his house. When he arrives, it is too late: his wife Ashley was brutally murdered. Three years later, Vincent moves to New York, and his neighbor, Alice Parker (Béart), is frantically in love with him, but having been always distressed and obsessed to discover the assassin of his woman, he himself does not recognize any feeling at least. To make Vincent be free to open his heart to her, Alice is willing to find the man responsible for his wife's death. When Alice hails a cab driven by lonely New Yorker Roger Culkin (Keitel), her elaborate plan is slowly set into motion in spite of the ignorance of both men.

Cast

Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963)
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as Alice Parker *

as Vincent Harris *

Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel ( ; born May 13, 1939) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He first rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with ...

as Roger Culkin *

Joe Grifasi Joseph G. Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television. Grifasi was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Patricia (née Gaglione) and Joseph J. Grifasi, a skilled laborer. Grifasi graduated from Bi ...

as Bill *

Lily Rabe Lily Rabe (born June 29, 1982) is an American actress. She is best known for her multiple roles on the FX anthology horror series ''American Horror Story'' (2011–2021). For her performance as Portia in the Broadway production of ''The Merchant ...

as Sophie *

Kim Director Kimberly Ann Director (born November 13, 1974) is an American actress. She has played the roles of Kim Diamond in '' Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2'' (2000), and Stevie in ''Inside Man'' (2006). Beginning in 2017, she has appeared as a recurring ...

as Ashley Harris * Chuck Cooper as Will * Ted Koch as Scott * Ben Wang as Chinese Man * Stephen Payne as Mark *

Brian Tarantina Brian Tarantina (March 27, 1959 – November 2, 2019) was an American stage, screen, and television character actor born in New York City. He was known for his roles on such shows as '' One Life to Live'', ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'', and ''G ...

as Joe * Patrick Collins as Ben * Clem Cheung as Li Huang * Jonathan Lam as "Baby-Face" * Natalie Caron as Jenny

References

External links

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Movieforum: TIFF 2006: "UN CRIME"
2006 films 2006 crime thriller films French neo-noir films English-language French films Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films scored by Theodore Shapiro Films set in New York City Films directed by Manuel Pradal French crime thriller films 2000s English-language films 2000s French films English-language crime thriller films {{crime-thriller-film-stub