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Paid
Paid
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  2. Paid

Paid

2006
1h 30m
Action
Thriller

Status

Released

Release

2006

Runtime

1h 30m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Rent

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Storyline

Paid is a film noir in the tradition of the French gangster movie. It is a story about underworld characters that have come to regret the choices they have made and now secretly long for a different and more meaningful life. It is also a love story between Paula Gireaux , a 28-year-old Parisian call girl working in Amsterdam and a hit man, Michel Angelo (30) whose hearts are touched when a six-year-old Bolivian boy abruptly enters their lives. The boy changes their fate. He gives them reason to reach for their dreams and to start a whole new life together. But, at the moment Paula and Michel decide to escape the underworld, Paula realizes that her hands are tied to a paid deal she has made with a powerful English narcotics baron, Rudi Dancer (55). The enticing offer Paula could not refuse, turns into the demon that stands in the way of her future with Michel. Eventually, Michel and Paula find their way to freedom but not without paying a high price

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Sep 1, 2006
Languages
English
Director
Laurence Lamers
Production Countries
Netherlands

Top Cast

24 Cast Members

Anne Charrier

Anne Charrier

Paula

Murilo Benício

Murilo Benício

Michel

Tom Conti

Tom Conti

Rudi

Guy Marchand

Guy Marchand

Giuseppe

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

William Montague

Beppe Chierici

Beppe Chierici

Max

Marie-France Pisier

Marie-France Pisier

Gislaine

Tygo Gernandt

Tygo Gernandt

Bennie

Hajo Bruins

Hajo Bruins

André

Fendi van Brederode

Luis

Ana Lúcia Torre

Ana Lúcia Torre

Empregada

Sanne Wetselaar

Antonietta

Helmert Woudenberg

Helmert Woudenberg

Cor

Manouk van der Meulen

Manouk van der Meulen

Anna

Iwan Walhain

Iwan Walhain

Miguel

Marguerite de Brauw

Marianna

Peggy Jane de Schepper

Peggy Jane de Schepper

Nancy

Samir Nijenhuis

Young Michel

Perla Romero

Mãe de Michel

Ben Visser

Avô de Michel

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