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Feature film — 2013

Playing Dead (2013)

5.41h 44mComedy

Jean, a forty-year-old struggling, out-of-work actor has hit rock bottom. Although open to any kind of work, he can't get a break. At the unemployment office, his counselor has a rather odd proposal: he can get a job helping the police reconstruct crime scenes, by standing in for the dead victim. Jean's obsession for detail impresses the detectives, allowing him to take a leading role in a sensitive investigation in Megève ski resort, during low season, after a series of murders

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A high-signal pick with 142 votes.

Diaphana Films

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Director: Jean-Paul Salomé

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Cast & crew

François Damiens as Jean Renault

François Damiens

Jean Renault

Géraldine Nakache as Noémie Desfontaines

Géraldine Nakache

Noémie Desfontaines

Lucien Jean-Baptiste as Lieutenant Lamy

Lucien Jean-Baptiste

Lieutenant Lamy

Anne Le Ny as Madame Jacky

Anne Le Ny

Madame Jacky

Nanou Garcia as Zelda

Nanou Garcia

Zelda

Corentin Lobet as Servaz

Corentin Lobet

Servaz

Judith Henry as Caroline

Judith Henry

Caroline

Jean-Marie Winling as Michel Beauchatel

Jean-Marie Winling

Michel Beauchatel

Kévin Azaïs as Ludo

Kévin Azaïs

Ludo