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I Stand Alone

I Stand Alone

In the bowels of France.

19997.41h 29m

Overview

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, the Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, the Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

Directed by Gaspar Noé
Written by Gaspar Noé
Produced by Gaspar Noé, Lucile Hadžihalilović
Box Office0Revenue: $7K

Top Cast

Philippe Nahon

Philippe Nahon

The Butcher

Blandine Lenoir

Blandine Lenoir

Daughter

Frankie Pain

Frankie Pain

Mistress

Martine Audrain

Martine Audrain

Belle-Mere

Z

Zaven

Man with Morals

Jean-François Rauger

Jean-François Rauger

Real Estate Agent

Guillaume Nicloux

Guillaume Nicloux

Supermarket Manager

Olivier Doran

Olivier Doran

Presenter (voice)

Aïssa Djabri

Aïssa Djabri

Doctor Choukroun

S

Serge Faurie

Director of Hospital

Themes & Keywords

daughtersuicideworknihilismgunkillingcrisisbutcherrevengeslaughterhouseworking classjoblesssocial rejecteconomic crisisrevenge killingthoughtunemployednew french extremismantisocial behaviorlower classpoor manindustrial townex-prisonermisanthropeinner thoughtsincestuous fantasynarrator

About I Stand Alone

I Stand Alone is a drama, thriller film released in 1999 exploring themes of daughter, suicide, work, nihilism, gun, killing. Directed by Gaspar Noé, it stars Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankie Pain. After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, the Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, the Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

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