Abuse of Weakness

★★★★★

Original title: Abus de faiblesse · Turkish title: Zayıflığın Esareti

2012 · 1 h 44 min

Directed by Catherine Breillat

Drama

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Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Credits

Written by: Catherine Breillat

Plot

An adaptation of her own book about being defrauded by a con man.

Sinekatalog’s take

Catherine Breillat's autobiographical drama follows a filmmaker left partially paralysed who is swindled by a con man. Isabelle Huppert is brave and exact in a cool, uncomfortable portrait of vulnerability and manipulation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 5.9 / 10 (1,472 votes)
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