RAPT
PACIFIC NW PREMIERE

Directed by Lucas Belvaux
France, 125 minutes
Foreign/Drama/Thriller
Print Courtesy of Kino Lorber
MON OCT 17 @ 7:45PM
Salem Cinema
THURS OCT 20 @ 6:30PM
High Street

Sprawling and inventive, Rapt is a solid, finely constructed thriller. On the eve of his visit to China as part of the entourage of the French president, the rich and powerful industrialist Stainslas Graff is kidnapped outside of his home by a commando group. What follows is a terrifying sparring match between kidnappers, police and the board of the company of which Graff is the director. Completely cut off from the rest of the world, and only aware of what the kidnappers tell him, Graff cannot understand why his friends and family are taking their time to pay the demanded ransom. Outside, his world breaks down as the details of his double life emerge. All of his most intimate secrets – including a mistress and gambling debts – are revealed to his family, the police and the public. Everyone discovers a man far different than the one they had imagined. Rapt is a nail biting, emotionally charged thriller and compelling character study.

Selected Filmography: On The Run (02), After the Life (02), An Amazing Couple (02), La Raison du Plus Faible (06).