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Abuse of Weakness

Summary: A stroke-afflicted filmmaker is manipulated by a notorious con man.

Release Date: February 12, 2014

Genre: Drama

Director: Catherine Breillat

Writer: Catherine Breillat

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: Unrated

Production: Flach Film, Iris Films, Iris Productions Deutschland, Canal+, Ciné+, ARTE, ZDF/Arte, Palatine Étoile 10, Hoche Artois Images, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), La Wallonie et la région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Umedia, uFund, Iris Group

Distributor: Strand Releasing

Countries: France, Belgium, Germany

Language: French

Domestic: $ 31,611

International: $ 140,049

Box office:

Domestic:$31.6KInternational:$140KWorldwide:$171.7K

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based on true story, based on book, based on autobiography

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The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this -32% lower than the critics.

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33% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

7% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White86.67%Asian6.67%Jewish6.67%

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‘Abuse of Weakness’ a fantastical film drawn from real life

French director Catherine Breillat suffered a partly paralyzing cerebral hemorrhage in 2004; afterward, she struck up a friendship with a celebrated con man, who eventually bilked her out of a lot of money.

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