Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle's life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game-a game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control.
«Elle» (French for "she") is a 2016 French-German-Belgian psychological thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by David Birke, based on the novel Oh... by Philippe Djian, and starring Isabelle Huppert. The film tells the story of a businesswoman, Michèle (Huppert), who is raped in her home by an unknown assailant and stalks him back. It is Verhoeven's first feature film in ten years after his 2006 film Black Book, and his first French language film. The film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it received critical acclaim.
- Year
- 2016
- Country
- France, Germany, Belgium
- Language
- original (with Ukrainian subtitles)
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Starring
- Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny
- Directed by
- Paul Verhoeven
- Written by
- David Birke, Harold Manning
- Release dates
- from September 29 to October 5
- Discounts from
- September 29 (not acting in Lviv Forum)
- Running time
- 130 minutes
- Age limit
- 18+
