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The Woman in the Fifth, a twisted and intense love story that will toy with emotions and pull at your heart strings, is released on DVD and Blu-Ray on 11 June by Artificial Eye. Starring Academy Award Nominees®, Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Before Sunset) and Kirsten Scott Thomas (The English Patient), The Woman in the Fifth, is director Pawel Pawlikowski’s adaptation of Douglas Kennedy’s (The Big Picture) acclaimed novel.
American writer Tom Ricks (Hawke) comes to Paris desperate to put his life together again and win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter. When things don’t go according to plan, he ends up in a shady hotel in the suburbs, having to work as a night guard to make ends meet.
When Margit (Scott Thomas), a beautiful, mysterious stranger walks into his life and things start looking up. Their passionate and intense relationship triggers a string of inexplicable events… as if an obscure power was taking control of his life.
The Woman in the Fifth is a metaphorical, emotionally enhanced love story with a twist. Get sucked into Tom’s whirlwind life and discover how his love affair with Margit causes devastation. But what is her secret?
Special Features: Interview with Director Pawel Pawlikowski ,Trailer
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