Moka

2016 1h 29m FR

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 94

Drama

Synopsis

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Diane Kramer is led by one obsession: to find the driver of the mocha color Mercedes which hit her son and devastated her life. With a few belongings, some money and a gun, she goes to Evian, where she's learned the driver lives.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Emmanuelle Devos
Diane
Nathalie Baye
Marlène
Diane Rouxel
Elodie
Olivier Chantreau
Vincent
David Clavel
Michel
Samuel Labarthe
Simon
Marion Reymond
Adrienne
Paulin Jaccoud
Luc

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frédéric Mermoud
Writers: Antonin Martin-Hilbert, Frédéric Mermoud
Languages: French
Countries: France, Switzerland

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Switzerland.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frédéric Mermoud, shot by Irina Lubtchansky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christian García. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sarah Anderson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Emmanuelle Devos and Nathalie Baye and Diane Rouxel carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frédéric Mermoud directs. Irina Lubtchansky behind the camera. Christian García scores. Sarah Anderson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Switzerland. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Switzerland.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Frédéric Mermoud, shot by Irina Lubtchansky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Christian García. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sarah Anderson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Emmanuelle Devos and Nathalie Baye and Diane Rouxel carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt5072406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Irina Lubtchansky
Original score: Christian García
Editing: Sarah Anderson
Costume design: Françoise Nicolet
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Status: Released
Box office: $126,463
Original language: FR
IMDB: Moka (2016)

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Dr Nostromo2026-04-07
★ 3/10
32/100 A woman pursues the people who killed her son in a hit-and-run ...and that's it. If you have a choice between watching this or watching grass grow, the grass may provide more excitement. A slightly different course of action and this woman would have had things wrapped up in 20 minutes but they had to drag this out so that we can get totally absorbed in her misery and pain. If you're into this sort of film, the acting was excellent and it was all very dramatic and artsy. As for me, it's time for some Bugs Bunny cartoons. -- DrNostromo.com

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