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Caché (2005): Cast, Box Office & Plot

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Caché is a 2005 drama thriller directed by Michael Haneke, starring Juliette Binoche as Anne Laurent, Daniel Auteuil and Lester Makedonsky. It runs 1 hour 57 minutes and earned $16.2 million worldwide.

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Caché (2005) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 57m (117 min)
Director
Michael Haneke
Genres
Drama , Thriller , Mystery
Original language
French
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Caché About?

The premise of Caché without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

George, a television presenter of a literary program, begins receiving anonymous surveillance tapes that show his family in everyday moments, accompanied by unsettling, cryptic drawings. Unaware of the sender’s identity, he watches as the recordings grow increasingly personal, revealing that the blackmailer has known him for years and is manipulating events from the shadows.

Caché Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • videotape
  • suicide by slitting one's throat
  • hidden camera
  • guilt
  • killing an animal
  • animal abuse
  • throat slit
  • death of dog
  • chopping off a chicken's head
  • paris france
  • actual animal killed
  • haunted by the past
+38 more
  • no music
  • suicide
  • cheating wife
  • deception
  • no music during end credits
  • videotape editing
  • playing a videotape
  • doorbell
  • tv news
  • television studio
  • watching tv
  • blood splatter
  • blood on the floor
  • flashback
  • family conflict
  • farm
  • schoolteacher
  • france
  • postmodern
  • sleeping nude
  • male nudity
  • psychological thriller
  • friend
  • drawing
  • surveillance
  • police
  • dream
  • dinner
  • blood
  • threat
  • red herring
  • one word title
  • unsolved mystery
  • scene during end credits
  • writer
  • wristwatch
  • wine
  • violence
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Cast & crew

Caché Cast & Characters

Juliette Binoche leads the cast as Anne Laurent, with Daniel Auteuil as Georges Laurent and Lester Makedonsky as Pierrot Laurent. Directed by Michael Haneke; 33 actors are credited in all.

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Plot

Caché Plot Summary

What happens in Caché from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Affluent Parisian couple Anne Laurent and Georges Laurent awaken one morning to a jarring discovery: a videotape that captures hours of footage from their own home, suggesting they are under some form of surveillance. The discovery sparks a tense debate between them about who could be watching and why, weighing possibilities that span from a child’s harmless prank by their 12-year-old son, Pierrot, to the more unsettling notion that it could come from ardent fans of Georges, who hosts a literary television show. A second mysterious tape arrives, accompanied by a childlike drawing of a person with blood streaming from the mouth, and soon more drawings appear in alarming places—mailed to Georges’s workplace and Pierrot’s school.

Full summary

The whole story of Caché, scene by scene

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Box office

Caché Box Office

Caché grossed $16.2 million worldwide. $3.6 million came from the US and Canada and $12.6 million (77%) from the rest of the world.

2005 box office

Worldwide gross

$16.2M

US & Canada
$3.6M
International
$12.6M
US & Canada 23% Rest of the world 77%
Videos

Caché Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Caché.

Hidden / Caché (2005) - Trailer (English Subs)
Quiz

How Well Do You Know Caché?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

Question 1 of 10

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What is Georges Laurent's profession?

Cars

Cars in Caché

29 cars on screen, including the 2003 BMW 530d E60 and the 1994 Citroën Jumper.

All 29 cars
  • 2003 BMW 530d E60 in Caché 2003 BMW 530d E60 Main role
  • 1994 Citroën Jumper in Caché 1994 Citroën Jumper Minor role
  • 1982 Daihatsu Charmant in Caché 1982 Daihatsu Charmant Minor role
  • Iveco VM 90 T in Caché Iveco VM 90 T Minor role

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FAQ

Caché FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Caché, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Caché?

Caché runs 1 hour 57 minutes (117 minutes).

When was Caché released?

Caché was released on May 14, 2005.

Who directed Caché?

Caché was directed by Michael Haneke.

More films by Michael Haneke

Who is in the cast of Caché?

Caché stars Juliette Binoche as Anne Laurent, Daniel Auteuil as Georges Laurent and Lester Makedonsky as Pierrot Laurent, among 33 credited actors.

How much did Caché make at the box office?

Caché grossed $16.2 million worldwide ($3.6 million domestic, $12.6 million international).

Does Caché have a post-credit scene?

No. Caché has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Caché in?

The original language of Caché is French.

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