How to Make a Killing

"Wild is the right word."

2025 1h 53m FR

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★6.4TMDB · 410★6.5IMDB · 2,949

ComedyThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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Michel and Cathy, wed for longer than they can remember, lead a quiet but monotonous life in the mountains. When a bear bursts out in front of Michel’s car, accidentally killing two drug dealers and revealing a €2 million loot in the process, their life takes an unpredictable turn, especially when they decide to cover up the incident and keep the money! But their plan leads them to stumble upon an unexplained trail of dead bodies. More used to being honest than crooked, Michel and Cathy’s clumsy cover-up efforts soon put an interfering inspector hot on their trail.

“Wild is the right word.”

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Cast

Franck Dubosc
Michel
Laure Calamy
Cathy
Benoît Poelvoorde
Major Roland Bodin
Joséphine de Meaux
Florence
Kim Higelin
Blanche Bodin
Mehdi Meskar
Samy
Emmanuelle Devos
Sabine
Anne Le Ny
La commissaire de police

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Franck Dubosc
Writers: Franck Dubosc, Sarah Kaminsky
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Franck Dubosc, shot by Dominique Fausset. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by Sylvain Goldberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Audrey Simonaud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Franck Dubosc and Laure Calamy and Benoît Poelvoorde carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Wild is the right word.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt33984333 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Franck Dubosc directs. Dominique Fausset behind the camera. Sylvain Goldberg scores. Audrey Simonaud cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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1Released last year.
2Directed by Franck Dubosc, shot by Dominique Fausset. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Sylvain Goldberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Audrey Simonaud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Franck Dubosc and Laure Calamy and Benoît Poelvoorde carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Wild is the right word.".
7IMDB entry: tt33984333 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "dark comedy", "drug dealing", "car accident", "christmas eve".