In 2001, a French production team had less than four months to get a new show on the air: Loft Story, a French remake of the Big Brother format. In France, they are the first ones to produce a ‘reality TV’ show. Isabelle, a young television producer, discovers that she is about to get fired; her only salvation is to take the lead in this new show.
I think Louise Greggory is just playing an incidental character, but she certainly looks good with her shirt off.
Defoe’s film clip is here