Elle

Elle

2016•2h 11m•6.6/10

DramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(2K)

When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving family, all the while becoming engaged in a game of cat and mouse with her stalker.

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Production

France 2 Cinéma, SBS Productions, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, Proximus, Entre Chien et Loup

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Michèle

Laurent Lafitte

Laurent Lafitte

Patrick

Anne Consigny

Anne Consigny

Anna

Charles Berling

Charles Berling

Richard

Virginie Efira

Virginie Efira

Rebecca

Judith Magre

Judith Magre

Irène

Christian Berkel

Christian Berkel

Robert

Jonas Bloquet

Jonas Bloquet

Vincent

Alice Isaaz

Alice Isaaz

Josie

Vimala Pons

Vimala Pons

Hélène

Raphaël Lenglet

Raphaël Lenglet

Ralf

Arthur Mazet

Arthur Mazet

Kevin

Lucas Prisor

Lucas Prisor

Kurt

Hugo Conzelmann

Hugo Conzelmann

Philipp Kwan

Stéphane Bak

Stéphane Bak

Omar

Hugues Martel

Hugues Martel

Deputy Director

Anne Loiret

Anne Loiret

Doctor

Nicolas Beaucaire

Nicolas Beaucaire

Estate Agent

David Léotard

David Léotard

Locksmith

Loïc Legendre

Loïc Legendre

Armourer

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