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The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq (2014)
Directed by Guillaume Nicloux
“Only unmasked kidnappers spell trouble”
Comedy, Drama · 1h 32m
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
Maxime Lefrançois
Françoise Lebrun
Luc Schwarz
Marie Bourjala
Crew
- Director
- Guillaume Nicloux
- Writer
- Guillaume Nicloux
- Director of Photography
- Didier Abot, Christophe Offenstein
- Editor
- Guy Lecorne
- Producer
- Sylvie Pialat
Details
- Original title
- L'Enlèvement de Michel Houellebecq
- Release date
- 2014-08-27
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- German, French, Polish
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Les films du Worso