In September 2011 writer Michel Houellebecq briefly disappeared off the face of the earth. Wild rumours began circulating on the Internet that he’d been abducted by Al-Qaeda or aliens from outer space. Some Twitter users even expressed relief that the controversial author was suddenly no longer around. This film now reveals what really happened: Three tough guys variously with impressive hairstyles and bodybuilder physiques carried off the star intellectual, taking him out of the daily stress of dodging autograph hunters and having his flat renovated and bringing him to a beautiful rural underdog idyll, full of dog grooming, bodybuilding demonstrations, junk cars and Polish sausages. But who was to pay the ransom?
Cast
Michel Houellebecq
Michel Houellebecq
Mathieu Nicourt
Mathieu
Maxime Lefrançois
Max
Françoise Lebrun
Françoise
Luc Schwarz
Luc
Veran Mauberret
Unknown
Ginette Suchotzky
Ginette
André Suchotzky
Dede
Marie Bourjala
Fatima
Karim Achoui
L'avocat
François Samuelson
François
Vincent Janerot
Unknown
Béatrice Mendy
Unknown
Marie Schwarz
Unknown
Ian Turiak
L'ouvrier polonais
Patrick Chadaillat
Unknown
Crew
Guillaume Nicloux
Director, Writer
Guy Lecorne
Editor
Didier Abot
Director of Photography
Christophe Offenstein
Director of Photography
Benoît Quainon
Executive Producer
Sylvie Pialat
Producer
Olivier Radot
Production Design
Anaïs Romand
Costume Design
Dorothée Cohen
Makeup Artist
Fanny Weinzaepelen
Sound Editor
Olivier Dô Hùu
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
