The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.
Vincent Cassel
Yann Le Pentrec aka Dobermann
Tchéky Karyo
Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini
Monica Bellucci
Nathalie
Antoine Basler
Jean-Claude Ayache, dit "Moustique"
Affif Ben Badra
Le mac
Romain Duris
Manu
Marc Duret
Inspecteur Baumann
Pascal Demolon
Inspecteur Lefèvre
Dominique Bettenfeld
Elie Frossard dit l'Abbé
François Levantal
Leo
Ivan Merat-Barboff
Inspecteur David Silverberg
Stéphane Metzger
Olivier Brachet dit Sonia
Chick Ortega
Jacky Sueur dit Pitbull
Patrick Rocca
Commissaire Clodarec
Florence Thomassin
Florence
Gaspar Noé
Le marchand de merguez casher
Jan Kounen
Man at bank
Roland Amstutz
Oncle Joe
Arnaud Arbessier
Oncle Joe, vieux
Laura Mañá
Victoria
Director
Jan Kounen
Screenplay
Joël Houssin
November 24, 2022
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Vincent Cassel is the eponymous bank robber who leads a gang of what can only be described as desperate and disparate eccentrics. Hot in pursuit are the police but they are having little effect until they decide to let the ruthless "Cristini" (Tchéky Karyo) take charge of the investigation. What now ensues is an increasingly bizarre and surreal heist caper that leaves virtually nothing out of bounds with loads of violence, dark comedy, transvestism and then, more violence. I rather liked the ending - it was not what I was expecting nor is it typical of the genre. The writing is pretty ropey though, and the lighting could have been doing with some extra wattage so we could actually see what was going on for more of the time. As a drama it offers us a quickly paced and mildly entertaining, if very unlikely, glimpse of a seedy and grim sub-culture and Cassel - though he doesn't really feature so often - seems to be in his element. It won't be for everyone, this - it is actually quite sordid, and the narrative parodies just about everything from "For A Few Dollars More" (1965) to the "French Connection" (1971) with a bit of soft porn chucked in too. It's not great, no, and I don't imagine I will ever watch to again but still, I didn't hate it..
Status:
Released
Original Language:
French
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00