Paid

Overview

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 1, 2006

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Netherlands

Cast

Anne Charrier,Murilo Benício,Tom Conti,Guy Marchand,Corbin Bernsen,Beppe Chierici,Marie-France Pisier,Tygo Gernandt,Hajo Bruins,Fendi van Brederodeand 14 more

Director

Laurence Lamers

Writer

Laurence Lamers

Producer

Silvester Slavenburg

Cinematography

Tom Erisman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0439753