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CORTEX

by Nicolas Boukhrief

synopsis

After he finds it hard to manage alone and decides not to be dependent upon his son Thomas any more, retired police inspector Charles, who suffers from Alzheimer's, decides to leave his apartment and move into The Residence, a clinic treating neuro-degenerative illnesses. But he is puzzled when several patients around him die unexpectedly. Is it a delusion of his disturbed mind or are murders really being committed? This will be Charles's most difficult investigation ever.

original title: Cortex
country: France
sales agent: Playtime
year: 2008
genre: fiction
directed by: Nicolas Boukhrief
release date: BE 30/01/2008, FR 30/01/2008
screenplay: Nicolas Boukhrief, Frédéric Moreau
cast: André Dussollier, Guillaume Canet, Pascal Elbé, Claire Nebout, Marthe Keller, Aurore Clément
cinematography by: Dominique Colin
film editing: Lydia Decobert
art director: Laurent Allaire
costumes designer: Annie Thiellement
music: Nicolas Baby
producer: Sylvie Pialat, Mathieu Bompoint
production: Les Films du Worso, France 3 Cinéma, Canal+
distributor: Wild Bunch Distribution

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