Descente Aux Enfers

Descente Aux Enfers (1986)

Genres - Drama, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Crime Drama, Marriage Drama, Psychological Drama  |   Run Time - 90 min.  |   Countries - France  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka

In this routine psychological thriller, a husband and wife try to jump start their failing marriage by taking a vacation in Haiti, only to find more problems waiting for them after they arrive. Alan (Claude Brasseur) is an older and experienced writer who is suffering from serious writer's block because his aloof, younger wife Lola (Sophie Marceau) is pointedly ignoring him. Once in Haiti, Alan goes on a bender, convinced that Lola is not going to change, and she, in turn, decides to have some fun with another man. While in a drunken stupor one evening, Alan accidentally kills a mugger who attacks him and is seen by a devious couple who opt for making some money on what they know. As a blackmail scheme takes shape, it has an interesting effect on Alan and Lola's relationship.

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