Entre ses mains is a 2005 French-Belgian drama film directed by Anne Fontaine. It is also known as In His Hands. The screenplay was written by Fontaine and Julien Boivent.
Plot
Claire Gauthier works for an insurance company. Laurent Kessler is a client. When she has to deal with him he tries to seduce her. In spite of her marriage and her daughter she agrees to dating him. When she learns more about Kessler it strikes her how strange he behaves and that he might be the serial killer who currently makes news by murdering women.
Cast
Benoît Poelvoorde as Laurent Kessler
Isabelle Carré as Claire Gauthier
Jonathan Zaccaï as Fabrice Gauthier
Valérie Donzelli as Valérie
Agathe Louvieaux as Pauline
Bernard Bloch as directeur
Véronique Nordey as Mme Kessler, Laurent's mother
Michel Dubois as Claire's father
Martine Chevallier as Claire's mother
Awards and nominations
César Awards (France) Nominated: Best Actor – Leading Role (Benoît Poelvoorde) Nominated: Best Actress – Leading Role (Isabelle Carré) Nominated: Best Writing – Adaptation (Julien Boivent and Anne Fontaine) Joseph Plateau Awards (Belgium) Nominated: Best Belgian Actor (Benoît Poelvoorde)