
89 minutes
2/17/1999
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.

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
Frédéric Pfohl
as Hospital Nurse
Stéphanie Sec
as Hospital Nurse
Arlette Balkis
as Dying Woman
Gil Bertharion Jr.
as Truck Driver
Rado
as Hotel Caretaker

Nicolas Jouhet
as Cafe Owner
Ahmed Bounacir
as Cafe Customer
Roland Guéridon
as Old Friend
Hervé Gueridon
as Second Friend
Sophie Nicolle
as Acting Girl
Paule Abecassis
as Junkie
Marie-Madeleine Denecheau
as Roland's Wife
Robert Roy
as Fourth Friend
Joël Leculle
as First Butcher

Denis Falgoux
as Second Butcher

Marc Faure
as Slaughterhouse Director
Gérard Ortega
as Bar Owner

Stephane Derderian
as Bar Owner's Son
Alain Pierre
as Bar Owner's Friend
Sylvie Raymond
as Nurse