Based on a True Story

Paris. Winter. A ringing phone. Writer Delphine, famous for writing about herself, finds a strange sort of muse in an obsessive fan. But Elle's dark companionship smothers more than inspires. Polanski, of course, knows all about unreliable women.

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Based on a True Story was released in 2017 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 97 minutes.