The Overeater (original title: L'Outremangeur) is a 2003 French-language film directed by Thierry Binisti and starring former footballer Éric Cantona.
The opening credits overlay a scene of childhood attachment, ending with a young girl being led away.
[1] As well as being traumatised by the childhood incident and feeling responsible for her death, he falls in love with a murder suspect, Elsa played by Rachida Brakni.
[2] Fascinated by the young and beautiful Elsa whom Richard knows is guilty of murdering her uncle, Victor Lachaume, a leading ship owner of the port, he decides to play a game.
He makes a proposition: that he will keep silent about his knowledge on condition that she comes to dine at his place every evening for that one year.