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Casanegra (2008)
, 2h4Directed by Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Origin Maroc
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Noir
Actors Anas El Baz, Driss Roukhe, Omar Lotfi, Hassan Essakali
Karim (Anas El Baz) et Adil (Omar Lotfi), deux amis d'enfance, sont de jeunes oisifs au vocabulaire vulgaire, qui vivent de petits boulots et d'arnaques dans l'un des anciens quartiers européens de la ville de Casablanca (« Casa la blanche ») qu'ils ont rebaptisée « Casanegra » (« Casa la noire ») terme ironique suggéré par un chauffeur de taxi pour exprimer l'abîme entre les riches (de Casablanca) et les pauvres (de Casanegra). Karim, beau gosse bien fringué, gère un réseau d'enfants de rue qui vendent des cigarettes au détail, alors que Adil rêve de partir travailler à Malmö et cherche la somme d'argent nécessaire à son projet. Karim vit dans une famille où le père, ancien ouvrier d'une usine de traitement de poisson, est handicapé majeur, alors que Adil vit avec sa mère et son beau-père psychopathe et violent, et finit par fuir après s'être vengé en brûlant la voiture de ce dernier. Zrirek (Mohamed Benbrahim) un truand mafieux local qui se fait payer en menaçant ses victimes à l'aide d'une perceuse, leur propose de travailler pour lui. Il les envoie d'abord récupérer une somme chez Rami, un homosexuel réticent, qu'ils finissent par tabasser et voler, Dans sa somptueuse villa, Adil découvre une grosse somme qu'il cache. Karim se rend en boîte de nuit de luxe où il rencontre Nabila, la vendeuse de meubles voisine, divorcée et en quête d'amour, mais il est trahi dans son amour par ses vendeurs de cigarettes qui révèlent son vrai visage de paumé. De son côté, Adil fait fuir sa mère en province et lui remet la somme volée à la station d'autocars. Lors d'une réunion dans la boîte de nuit miteuse qu'il fréquente, Zrirek, qui s'intéresse beaucoup aux courses, leur propose de droguer un cheval gagnant pour miser sur un autre et gagner beaucoup d'argent, mais le cheval s'enfuit et dans la course-poursuite qui s'ensuit, Zrirek est blessé et arrêté par la police. La fin nous remet au début de l'histoire.
The Square (2008)
, 1h47Directed by Nash Edgerton
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Claire van der Boom, David Roberts, Joel Edgerton, Anthony Hayes, Peter Phelps, Bill Hunter
Raymond Yale (David Roberts) and Carla Smith (Claire van der Boom) are lovers in a small Australian town living across the river from one another. However, both are already married; Raymond to a loveless wife and Carla to a domineering petty gangster Greg "Smithy" Smith (Anthony Hayes). Ray and Carla plan to leave their respective spouses and run away together, although Ray insists that they delay until he has enough money to ensure a new life together. As a foreman overseeing the construction of a new leisure resort for property developer Gil Hubbard (Bill Hunter), Ray has been doing underhanded deals with construction worker Barney (Kieran Darcy-Smith) for the hefty kick-backs which he hopes will eventually land him enough to run off with Carla.
99 Francs (2007)
, 1h39Directed by Jan Kounen
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Noir
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Jean Dujardin, Vahina Giocante, Jocelyn Quivrin, Patrick Mille, Élisa Tovati, Nicolas Marié
The film is a satire on the modern advertisement business. The plot mainly concerns the story of a commercial advertisement designer, Octave Parango (Jean Dujardin), who has an easy-going, highly paid job, and an active free life mainly consisting of drugs and random one-time sexual relationships. However, he starts growing weary of his job, and after having his first ever long-time relationship with fellow worker Sophie (Vahina Giocante) fail miserably, he organises a revolt against the advertisement business and his own life.
Death Proof (2007)
, 1h49Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy-drama, Action, Noir, Slasher
Themes Medical-themed films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan, Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Three friends, Arlene, Shanna and radio DJ "Jungle" Julia Lucai, drive down Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas on their way to celebrate Julia's birthday. In a bar, Julia reveals that she made a radio announcement offering a free lap dance from Arlene in return for addressing her as "Butterfly," buying her a drink, and reciting a segment of the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". Aging Hollywood stunt double "Stuntman Mike" trails the women to a bar and claims the lap dance. Arlene is suspicious, having seen Mike's car earlier that day, but Mike puts her at ease.
Eastern Promises (2007)
, 1h40Directed by David Cronenberg
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, Gangster films
Actors Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent Cassel, Jerzy Skolimowski, Sinéad Cusack
Anna Ivanovna, a British-Russian midwife at a London hospital, finds a Russian-language diary on the body of Tatiana, a 14-year-old girl who dies in childbirth. She also finds a card for the Trans-Siberian Restaurant, which is owned by Semyon, an old vor in the Russian Mafia. Anna thus sets out to track down the girl's family so that she can find a home for the baby girl, having meetings with Semyon, whom she initially regards as friendly. Anna's mother Helen does not discourage her, but Anna's Ukrainian uncle and self-described former KGB officer, Stepan, whom Anna asks for help with the translation of the diary, urges caution. Through translation of the diary, Anna comes to learn that Semyon and his ignorant therefore unstable son Kirill had abused the girl, addicted her to heroin, forced her into prostitution, and raped her. Ultimately, Anna realizes that the baby was fathered by Semyon (in several scenes it is made clear that Kirill is impotent and never had sex with Tatiana).
The Wizard of Gore (2007)
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Horror, Noir, Crime
Themes Circus films, Films about magic and magicians
Actors Tobin Bell, Kip Pardue, Shawnee Smith, Bijou Phillips, Crispin Glover, Angus Macfadyen
A magician named Montag the Magnificent puts on elaborate magic shows in a dilapidated post-punk Los Angeles in which he seemingly kills, in brutal torturous fashions, beautiful young women who nevertheless appear alive and unharmed at the end of the trick. Later, however, the victims are found dead of the same wounds that Montag gave them. Ed Bigelow, a young journalist with a trust fund and vintage style, tries to solve the mystery, but ends up discovering that he may be more involved than he first thought.
Night Train (2007)
, 1h34Directed by Diao Yi'nan
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir
Themes Prison films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Films about capital punishment
The film follows a young woman, Wu Hongyan (Liu Dan), who works as a prison guard who aids in the execution of female prisoners. Lonely and widowed, Wu finds herself taking the night train to a dating service in a neighboring city.
The Girl by the Lake (2007)
Directed by Andrea Molaioli
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Toni Servillo, Valeria Golino, Fabrizio Gifuni, Anna Bonaiuto, Omero Antonutti, Marco Baliani
Le corps d'une jeune femme assassinée est retrouvé sur la rive d'un lac d'une petite ville du Nord de l'Italie. Le commissaire Sanzio est chargé de mener l'enquête. Confronté à toute une série de personnages qui ont connu la victime, il va devoir démêler les fils qui reliaient affectivement les uns et les autres à cette belle fille, sportive, passionnée et pourtant porteuse d'un secret tragique.
Concrete Romance (2007)
Directed by Marco Martani
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Nicolas Vaporidis, Giorgio Faletti, Carolina Crescentini, Stefano Antonucci, Ninetto Davoli, Alfredo Pea
Diego est un petit voyou, admiré par ses copains. Totalement inconscient, il est prêt à prendre tous les risques. Il pense avoir le courage qui manquait à son père, abattu comme un chien par des gangsters."Le chef" est un parrain mafieux, qui contrôle tout un quartier de Rome. Pour lui, semer la terreur est la seule façon d'être respecté. Aussi, il n'hésite jamais à tuer. Parce que "le chef" a violé son amie, Diego va lui déclarer la guerre.L'affrontement entre les amis du jeune homme et les mafieux va déboucher sur un bain de sang...
The Black Dahlia (2006)
, 2h1Directed by Brian De Palma
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr
In Los Angeles, on January 15, 1947, LAPD officers Dwight 'Bucky' Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart), investigate the murder and dismemberment of Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner), soon dubbed 'The Black Dahlia' by the press. Bucky learns that Elizabeth was an aspiring actress who appeared in a pornographic film. Through his investigation, Bucky learns that Elizabeth liked to hang out with lesbians. He goes to a lesbian nightclub and meets Madeleine Linscott (Hilary Swank), who looks very much like Elizabeth. Madeleine, who comes from a prominent family, tells Bucky that she was 'very close' with Elizabeth but asks him to keep her name out of the papers. In exchange for his silence, she promises him sexual favors. Continuing his relationship with Madeleine, Bucky meets her wealthy parents, Emmett (John Kavanagh) and Ramona (Fiona Shaw).
No Mercy for the Rude (2006)
, 1h53Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Noir, Crime
Actors Shin Ha-kyun, Kim Min-joon, Kim Min-jung, Yoon Ji-hye, Ko Chang-seok, Lee Han-wi
A lonely chef with a speech impediment takes a job as a professional killer in order to raise the money he needs for an operation on his tongue. Known as "Killar", he and his partner "Ballet" make a rule to only kill rude and impolite people. After killing each one of his victims, "Killar" goes to the same bar where he meets "Her", a woman who becomes attracted to him. His life begins to unravel after he and "Ballet" kill the wrong person by mistake.
Brick (2006)
, 1h50Directed by Rian Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Emilie de Ravin, Noah Fleiss, Matt O'Leary, Richard Roundtree
High school student Brendan Frye lives a lonely existence following his break up with ex-girlfriend Emily Kostich and the betrayal of his friend Jerr to the authorities. One morning, Brendan discovers a note leading him to a pay phone, where he receives a phone call from a terrified Emily. While begging him for help, she mentions a "brick", "poor Frisco", "Tug", and "the Pin", before abruptly and fearfully hanging up. Her fear appears to have been caused by a passing black Ford Mustang, from which a distinctive-looking cigarette was thrown. Upon asking for information from his acquaintance named Brain, Brendan's search for Emily leads him to Kara, an ex-girlfriend of his - which further leads him to a Halloween party attended by a flirtatious Laura and her boyfriend, Brad Bramish.
Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005)
, 1h45Directed by Gabriele Salvatores
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Angela Baraldi, Gigio Alberti, Elio Germano, Serena Grandi, Simone Borrelli
Sixteen years after her sister's tragic suicide, a tough female private detective investigates her death.
Apaharan (2005)
, 2h53Directed by Prakash Jha
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Bipasha Basu, Yashpal Sharma, Mohan Agashe, Ayub Khan
Ajay Shastri (Ajay Devgan) is an unemployed, honest graduate who dreams of joining the police force. His father, Raghuvansh Shastri (Mohan Agashe) is a highly principled and moralistic man. An ex-schoolteacher and Gandhi follower, now a social activist, Prof. Shastri expects his son to follow in his steps and believe in his ideals and values. When his father's ideals start clashing with Ajay's ideologies, a rift between father and son emerges.
Chasing Ghosts (2005)
, 1h59Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Michael Madsen, Shannyn Sossamon, Gary Busey, Meat Loaf, Michael Rooker, Sean Whalen
NYPD Detective Kevin Harrison (Michael Madsen), a cop who used to be on the take from mobster Marcos Alfiri (Gary Busey), has since turned good. Harrison is close to retirement when the son (James Duval) of a big-time gangster is killed; and no evidence is left behind. Together with his partner Cole (Corey Large), Harrison goes into the deep of the New York mob world, focused on finding his killer.