Damien Odoul is one of those directors who seems doomed to be labelled with the ‘arthouse’ moniker – good for critcal acclaim, not so good for box-office receipts. After the cult hit of Le Souffle, Odoul is back with this ultra-theatrical film about the last wish of a dying man. Review by Darren Arnold
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