Paid (2006)
Paid is a film noir in the tradition of the French gangster movie. It is a story about underworld characters that have come to regret the choices they have made and now secretly long for a different and more meaningful life. It is also a love story between Paula Gireaux , a 28-year-old Parisian call girl working in Amsterdam and a hit man, Michel Angelo (30) whose hearts are touched when a six-year-old Bolivian boy abruptly enters their lives. The boy changes their fate. He gives them reason to reach for their dreams and to start a whole new life together. But, at the moment Paula and Michel decide to escape the underworld, Paula realizes that her hands are tied to a paid deal she has made with a powerful English narcotics baron, Rudi Dancer (55). The enticing offer Paula could not refuse, turns into the demon that stands in the way of her future with Michel. Eventually, Michel and Paula find their way to freedom but not without paying a high price
Director:
Laurence Lamers
Writer:
Laurence Lamers
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Anne Charrier as Paula |
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Murilo Benício as Michel |
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Tom Conti as Rudi |
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Guy Marchand as Giuseppe |
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Corbin Bernsen as William Montague |
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Beppe Chierici as Max |
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Marie-France Pisier as Gislaine |
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Tygo Gernandt as Bennie |
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Hajo Bruins as André |
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Fendi van Brederode as Luis |
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Ana Lúcia Torre as Empregada |
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Sanne Wetselaar as Antonietta |
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Helmert Woudenberg as Cor |
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Manouk van der Meulen as Anna |
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Iwan Walhain as Miguel |
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Marguerite de Brauw as Marianna |
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Peggy Jane de Schepper as Nancy |
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Samir Nijenhuis as Young Michel |
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Perla Romero as Mãe de Michel |
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Ben Visser as Avô de Michel |
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Patrick Vermin as Young Gangster |
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Daniel Rovai as Pai de Michel |
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Narouz Moltzer as Tio de Michel |
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Walid Benmbarek as Killer |
| Camera | Tom Erisman | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Laurence Lamers | Director |
| Writing | Laurence Lamers | Screenplay |
| Editing | Martyn Gould | Editor |
| Art | Dimitri Merkoulov | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colombine Sarrailhé | Costume Design |