''Entre ses mains'' is a 2005 French- Belgian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Anne Fontaine Anne Fontaine (born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc; 15 July 1959) is a Luxembourgish film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She lives and works in France. Life and career Born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc in Luxembourg, sister of actor ...

. It is also known as ''In His Hands''. The screenplay was written by Fontaine and Julien Boivent.

Plot

Claire Gauthier works for an

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company. Laurent Kessler is a client. When she has to deal with him he tries to seduce her. In spite of her marriage and her daughter she agrees to dating him. When she learns more about Kessler it strikes her how strange he behaves and that he might be the

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who currently makes news by murdering women.

Cast

Benoît Poelvoorde Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian. Early life His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Collège Saint-Paul (Godinne), Jesuit Boar ...

as Laurent Kessler * Isabelle Carré as Claire Gauthier * Jonathan Zaccaï as Fabrice Gauthier *

Valérie Donzelli Valérie Donzelli (born 2 March 1973) is a French actress, filmmaker and screenwriter. She has directed six feature films and two short films since 2008, including the film ''Declaration of War'' (2011). Early life Valérie Donzelli was born in ...

as Valérie * Agathe Louvieaux as Pauline * Bernard Bloch as directeur * Véronique Nordey as Mme Kessler, Laurent's mother * Michel Dubois as Claire's father * Martine Chevallier as Claire's mother

Awards and nominations

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(France) ** Nominated: Best Actor – Leading Role (Benoît Poelvoorde) ** Nominated: Best Actress – Leading Role (Isabelle Carré) ** Nominated: Best Adaptation (Julien Boivent and Anne Fontaine) * Joseph Plateau Awards (Belgium) ** Nominated: Best Belgian Actor (Benoît Poelvoorde)

References

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