The Woman in the Fifth

American writer Tom Ricks comes to Paris desperate to put his life together again and win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter. When things don’t go according to plan, he ends up in a shady hotel in the suburbs, having to work as a night guard to make ends meet. Then Margit, a beautiful, mysterious stranger walks into his life and things start looking up. Their passionate and intense relationship triggers a string of inexplicable events… as if an obscure power was taking control of his life.
Rating: R
Rating Explanation: Some sexual content, language and violent images
Duration: 85 min
Directed By: Pawel Pawlikowski
Written By: Douglas Kennedy and Pawel Pawlikowski
Casting: Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas and Joanna Kulig
Music Composed By: Max de Wardener
Distributed By: Haut et Court, Film4, and UK Film Council
Produced By: Caroline Benjo and Carole Scotta
Production Year: 2011
Date of Release: 2012-08-02
Country: France | Poland | UK
Language: English | French