This is the seventh film in the Stuttgart White Nights Festival.
It's high level action from start to finish. It takes place in a single night,
beginning late in the evening and continuing until morning. A young locksmith
called Mady Balan is hired to open an apartment for a woman who's lost her
keys. That's what she tells him, at least. It's standard procedure for him to
take a photo of the customer's identity card, but before he can take the photo
he's attacked by the apartment's real owner. She wanted to break in to steal
money, and Mady has unwittingly assisted her. Over the following seven or
eight hours Mady is caught in a maze of deception, having to deal with violent
gangsters who will do anything to retrieve their money.
One thing that should be noted is that the music of Petula Clark plays an
important part in the film. It's been years since I've listened to her. When
I was young she was the only pop singer that I respected.
I just found out that Amazon Music has 102 of her albums! Maybe some of them
are compilation albums, but it's still a lot.
It's the first film made by the Belgian director
Michiel Blanchart. It's a remarkable achievement for a new director. We can
expect much from him in future years.
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