Cinq minutes de détente (1999): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1999, Cinq minutes de détente is a notable film.

What it’s about. A college student discovers that no good deed goes unpunished in the black comedy Cinq Minutes de Detente (aka A Five Minute Break). Phillippe (Jose Garcia) is a pre-law student at what is described as "a French University in North America." One day during gym class, Phillippe lets a stranger who claims to have a heart condition borrow his shoes for a few minutes. The man then walks across a tar roof, leaving prints from Phillippe's shoes, and shoots a man who's been sleeping with his wife, before returning the shoes to Phillippe. Soon Phillippe's shoes are matched to the crime and he finds himself behind bars.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Cinq minutes de détente page.