Tango Libre

JC is a prison guard who takes tango classes one night a week. One day he meets a newcomer, Alice. The next day, he sees her again during prison visiting hours. JC is a prison guard. He is an ordinary man with an uneventful life. His only extravagance is taking tango classes one night a week. One day, he meets a newcomer, Alice. The next day, surprisingly, he sees her again during prison visiting hours. She has come to see two inmates: one is her husband, the other her lover… Prison regulations prohibit socializing with inmates’ families. Strangely attracted to this free woman who doesn’t live by any rules, JC ends up breaking all the rules that guided his life up until they met…

Keywords

  • Behind Bars
  • François Damiens
  • Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis
  • Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis (home)
  • Made with Luxembourg
  • dance
  • prison
  • relationship

Actors

  • François Damiens
  • Anne Paulicevich
  • Jan Hammenecker
  • Mariano Frumboli
  • David Murgia
  • Corentin Lobet
  • Sergi López
  • Zacharie Chasseriaud
  • Frédéric Frenay
  • Christian Kmiotek

Director

  • Frédéric Fonteyne

Drama


1h 38min


-12

FR


EN

France
Belgium
Luxembourg
2012
JC is a prison guard who takes tango classes one night a week. One day he meets a newcomer, Alice. The next day, he sees her again during prison visiting hours.

JC is a prison guard who takes tango classes one night a week. One day he meets a newcomer, Alice. The next day, he sees her again during prison visiting hours.


JC is a prison guard. He is an ordinary man with an uneventful life. His only extravagance is taking tango classes one night a week. One day, he meets a newcomer, Alice. The next day, surprisingly, he sees her again during prison visiting hours. She has come to see two inmates: one is her husband, the other her lover… Prison regulations prohibit socializing with inmates’ families. Strangely attracted to this free woman who doesn’t live by any rules, JC ends up breaking all the rules that guided his life up until they met…

Cast & Crew