La Possibilité d'une île (2008)
Directed by Michel Houellebecq

Drama / Fantasy
aka: Possibility of an Island

Film Synopsis

Daniel is the son of a guru hoping to recruit others to his sect during a tour of France.  He shares none of his father's beliefs and lives an aimless life, without purpose or meaning.  Twenty-five generations later, another Daniel lives alone in an underground shelter, whilst the world above him is in ruins, devastated by war, disease and every kind of natural disaster.  What terrible combination of circumstances connects these two men?
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Film Credits

  • Director: Michel Houellebecq
  • Script: Michel Houellebecq (dialogue), Gavin Bowd (dialogue), Fernando Arrabal (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Eric Guichard, Jeanne Lapoirie
  • Music: Mathis Nitschke
  • Cast: Benoît Magimel (Daniel), Patrick Bauchau (Le prophète), Jordi Dauder (Gérard), Jean-Pierre Malo (Jérôme), Ramata Koite (Marie 23), Andrzej Seweryn (Slotan), Philippe Delest (Le délégué luxembourgeois), Serge Larivière (Rudi), Sandra Murugiah (Hôtesse Indienne), Conrad Cecil (Clergyman), Robbie Nock (L'ami du clergyman), Gavin Bowd (Le footbaleur anglais), Patrick Rameau (L'animateur), Marie De Biasio (Ilona), Clara Ponsot (Dacha), Antonio Muñoz Ballesta (Le président du jury), Fernando Arrabal (L'empereur), Juan Carlos Valera (Délégué Argentin), Arielle Dombasle (Déléguée Mexicaine), Pancho (Fox)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 95 min
  • Aka: Possibility of an Island

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