
Ania Kowalski has a large scar on her skull and lives under constant medical control. If her apartment is comfortable, her actions, gestures and moods are recorded and analyzed by several hidden cameras. Ania will told her terrible story to Bruno Manali, a young reporter who stays with her and night and day.
Directed by Franck Chiche, Mémoire morte leans on a strong ensemble — Delphine Chuillot, Olivier Sitruk, Jacques Zabor — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about science fiction titles of 2002.
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Paul, is an ordinary man who divides his life between his shipbuilding company, his wife Elise and their daughter Mia. During a sea trip, Paul finds himself confronted with a strange, unexplained meteorological phenomenon. From then on, Paul shrinks inexorably, without science being able to explain why or be of any help to him. When, by accident, he finds himself a prisoner in his own cellar, and while he is only a few centimeters tall, he will have to fight to survive in this banal environment that has become perilous. During this experience, Paul will find himself confronted with himself, with his humanity, and will try to answer the great questions of existence.
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