Asylum (2008)
Directed by Olivier Chateau

Thriller
aka: I Want to Be a Gangster

Film Synopsis

A young man named Jack finds himself alone in a forest, tied by a chain to a tree as though he were a dog.  He does not know why he is here or if he will ever be allowed to go free.  All he can do is to cast his mind back over the past few days, hoping to find some clue that could explain his present predicament...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Olivier Chateau
  • Script: Olivier Chateau
  • Cinematographer: Christophe Larue
  • Music: Signalflow
  • Cast: Julien Courbey (Jack), Jean-Marie Lamour (L'homme), Jacques Frantz (Le patron), Jean-Pierre Kalfon (Le grand patron), Abel Jafri (Le décontracté), Alexandre Pesle (L'assistant), Frédéric Saurel (Le gardien), Ménélik (Le joueur roulette 1), Bruno Le Millin (Le joueur roulette 2), Jeanne Savary (La femme), François Feroleto (Le frimeur), Karim Belkhadra (Homme de main 1), Franck Monsigny (Homme de main 2)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French / English
  • Support: Color (Technicolor)
  • Runtime: 80 min
  • Aka: I Want to Be a Gangster

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