About the Actor

ANNE COESENS: After having studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and the National Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Paris, Anne Coesens worked essentially in theater with, among others, Philippe Adrien, Eric Vignier and Michel Didym. She played her first major movie role in THE SECRET by Virginie Wagon, and has since worked with Joachim Lafosse, Eric Guirado, Chantal Ackerman, Taylan Barman, Ursula Meier, and Olivier Masset-Depasse. She has also worked in television, in particular in the Canal + series Reporters, directed by Gilles Bannier.

About the Director

OLIVIER MASSET-DEPASSE: Starting with his first short films, Chambre Froide (2000) and Dans l'ombre (2004), Olivier Masset-Depasse has filmed women characters who are determined and ready to reach their goals at all costs. With his two shorts, Olivier has received about sixty prizes in festivals around the world. CAGES (2006), his first feature film that tells the story of a passionate but destructive love, appeared in many international festivals including Toronto, Rome and was received with great enthusiasm by the Belgian public. ILLEGAL, his second feature film, is a psychological thriller with a social commentary background.