

Some things cannot be unheard.
Two years after a burn-out, Duval is still unemployed. Contacted by an enigmatic businessman, he is offered a simple and well-paid job: transcribing telephone tapping. Duval accepts financially without questioning the purpose of the organization that employs him. Precipitated at the heart of a political plot, he must face the brutal mechanics of the underground world of the secret services.
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The film's tagline is: "Some things cannot be unheard."
The original title is "La Mécanique de l'ombre" (FR).
The production budget was $5.2M.
The runtime is 93 minutes (1h 33m).
It was a co-production between: France, Belgium.
The film was directed by Thomas Kruithof.
The screenplay was written by Thomas Kruithof and Yann Gozlan.
Cinematography was handled by Alex Lamarque.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt5231916.

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Average
176 votes
La Mécanique de l'ombre
Released
18
Français, Português
France, Belgium
$5,200,000