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Juliette Binoche, John Turturro, Sara Forestier, Tom Riley, Nick Nolte ... see more see more... , Mathieu Demy , Said Amadis

A spy discovers doing a favor for a friend leads her into unexpectedly dangerous circumstances in this dark comedy. It's been close a decade since French intelligence agent Irene (Juliette Binoche) ha... read more read more...s heard from her friend Elliot (Nick Nolte), an American CIA operative who left Europe and took up a new identity under mysterious circumstances. But one day out of the blue Irene gets a call from Elliot as he asks her to track down his daughter Orlando (Sara Forestier), currently living in the French countryside, and bring her to Paris so they can re-connect. Irene agrees, but she soon discovers Orlando has nothing good to say about her missing dad and only grudgingly agrees to pay him a visit. When they arrive in Paris, Irene and Orlando find the family reunion is bigger than they thought -- David (Tom Riley), Elliot's stepson, is also on hand, though David and Orlando mix like oil and water. As Elliot tries to juggle meetings with his two children and Irene tries to help by playing interference, Elliot is also visited by a deranged American intelligence representative, William Pound (John Turturro), who along with Elliot knows something about a possible attack on the United States, as well as a pair of shadowy moneymen (Mathieu Demy and Said Amadis) who want to know more about the plot and are willing to pay for the privilege. Quelques Jours En Septembre (aka A Few Days In September) was the first directorial credit for veteran screenwriter Santiago Amigorena. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 55 min.

Directed by: Santiago Amigorena

Release Date: September 11, 2007

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  • shannylee38
    March 9, 2008
    shannylee38
    It is hard to describe the film because it tackles many important issues such as politics, society, and the world in general.
    The film has many great qualities to it but the only flaw, i would say that it is the idea of using the 9/11 attack as part of the story. It isnt becaus... read moree the tragedy is too delicate to discuss but because any other tragic event (less important) could have made the point. In using the 9/11 attack is just to attract people in seeing this picture when it is not necessary because the script itself is already brilliant.
    The 3 protagonists have such great chemistry together in the film that it holds the story perfectly. Plus, they have the most interesting conversations. And John Turturro is so good that it worth seeing the film, just because of him.
    Overall, it is a film to see because of its great dialogues and amazing cast.

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Ray Bennett
September 13, 2006
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter

Savvy thriller for conspiracy buffs with star performances by Binoche and Turturro.

Urban Cinefile Critics
February 14, 2008
Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile

A spy thriller with a difference or two Full Review

Derek Malcolm
September 14, 2007
Derek Malcolm, This is London

Slick, fitfully effervescent, pre-9/11 thriller aims to inject some cross-cultural poetry into the world of political espionage. Full Review

David Gritten
September 14, 2007
David Gritten, Daily Telegraph

No film starring Juliette Binoche can be totally negligible, but this comes close. Full Review

Peter Bradshaw
September 14, 2007
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

Here is a film as rum and tangential as the theories themselves, a pleasingly off-kilter noir that casts Juliette Binoche as a cigarillo-smoking spymistress who lights out for Venice in the first days... Full Review

September 14, 2007
Daily Mirror [UK]

Feeling more like a few months in the cinema, this ploddy, pretentious Euro-pudding is made just about bearable thanks to its cast. Full Review

Billy Mowbray
September 14, 2007
Billy Mowbray, Film4

Sacrificing entertainment at the altar of arty lyricism, Amigorena's snail-paced drama is dull, misjudged and a criminal waste of a cracking premise. Full Review

David Jenkins
September 14, 2007
David Jenkins, Total Film

Buckling under the weight of its own hubris, the potentially scandalous premise ends up feeling like a Dan Brown knock-off. Full Review

David Mattin
September 14, 2007
David Mattin, BBC

A Few Days in September is that rarest and most peculiar of creatures: a French arthouse action thriller. Full Review

David Jenkins
September 14, 2007
David Jenkins, Little White Lies

Duff addition to the ever-expanding canon of 9/11 movies. Full Review

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