Genre:
Thriller
Release Date: 09/11/2007
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 112 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Koch Lorber Films
A spy discovers doing a favor for a friend leads her into unexpectedly dangerous circumstances in this
dark comedy. It's been close a decade since French intelligence agent
Irene (
Juliette Binoche) has heard from her friend
Elliot (
Nick Nolte), an American CIA operative who left Europe and took up a new identity under mysterious circumstances. But one day out of the blue
Irene gets a call from
Elliot as he asks her to track down his daughter
Orlando (
Sara Forestier), currently living in the French countryside, and bring her to Paris so they can re-connect.
Irene agrees, but she soon discovers
Orlando has nothing good to say about her missing dad and only grudgingly agrees to pay him a visit. When they arrive in Paris,
Irene and
Orlando find the family reunion is bigger than they thought --
David (
Tom Riley),
Elliot's stepson, is also on hand, though
David and
Orlando mix like oil and water. As
Elliot tries to juggle meetings with his two children and
Irene tries to help by playing interference,
Elliot is also visited by a deranged American intelligence representative,
William Pound (
John Turturro), who along with
Elliot knows something about a possible attack on the United States, as well as a pair of shadowy moneymen (
Mathieu Demy and
Said Amadis) who want to know more about the plot and are willing to pay for the privilege.
Quelques Jours En Septembre (aka
A Few Days In September) was the first directorial credit for veteran screenwriter
Santiago Amigorena.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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