Overview

Inspired by director Catherine Breillats (FAT GIRL, ROMANCE) true life experiences, her latest film, ABUSE OF WEAKNESS, is an exploration of power and sex. Isabelle Huppert (THE PIANO TEACHER, 8 WOMEN) stars as Maud, a strong willed filmmaker who suffers a stroke. Bedridden, but deter- mined to pursue her latest film project, she sees Vilko (Kool Shen), a con man who swindles celebrities, on a TV talk show. Interested in him for her new film, the two meet and Maud soon finds herself falling for Vilko's manipulative charm as their parasitic relationship hurdles out of control.

Key Details

• Format: DVD
• Number of discs: 1
• Label: STRAND HOME VIDEO
• Genre/category: MOVIE, DRAMA
• Release date: 11/11/2014
• Runtime: 105 minutes