Summaries

A man steps off a train into a French village awaiting the day when he will rob the town bank. He meets a retired poetry teacher striking up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

Carrying a duffel bag, Milan, a mysterious, stone-faced stranger, gets off a train and sets foot on a small village in the French province. As the man enters a pharmacy, he has a chance encounter with the grizzled retired professor of French literature, Manesquier, and as one thing leads to another, they strike up an unexpected friendship. And, despite their differences, Manesquier, and his polar opposite, Milan, realise how much they want to be in each other's shoes. One wants to be an adventurer, while the other dreams of settling down. In the following three short days, they will both have to make up their minds.—Nick Riganas

A teacher and a gangster meet by chance in a small town pharmacy. As a friendship of sorts develops between these opposite personalities, each starts to envy the other and by the week's end, everything will change for both of them.—Sujit R. Varma

Criminal Milan is sent to a small French town to knock off the local bank. With plans to make and no place to stay, he accepts a retired poetry teacher's offer of shelter. Quickly they find that their lives might have turned out better if they were in one another's shoes,.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • man
  • france
  • town
  • gender in title
  • village
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Oct 1, 2002
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin Germany Japan United Kingdom France
Official sites Pathé / 1000 Films
Language French
Filming locations Annonay, Ardèche, France
Production companies Rhône-Alpes Cinéma Ciné B Zoulou Films

Box office

Gross US & Canada $2542020
Opening weekend US & Canada $41138
Gross worldwide $7727906

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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