I Stand Alone (1999)

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In the bowels of France.

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, the Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, the Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

• Released: 1999-02-17
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 29m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 608 votes

Directed by Gaspar Noé.

Top cast

• Philippe Nahon as The Butcher
• Blandine Lenoir as Daughter
• Frankie Pain as Mistress
• Martine Audrain as Belle-Mere
• Zaven as Man with Morals
• Jean-François Rauger as Real Estate Agent
• Guillaume Nicloux as Supermarket Manager
• Olivier Doran as Presenter (voice)
• Aïssa Djabri as Doctor Choukroun
• Serge Faurie as Director of Hospital

Full cast & crew

Where to watch I Stand Alone

• Australia: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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