The Mule

2000 0h 8m FR

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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A Colombian woman arrives at a French airport, she acts suspiciously and appears to be concealing something in her locked case. However a search of her bags and her body reveal something customs didn't expect.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rossy de Palma
La Colombienne
Karine Nuris
Tessa Volkine
Corine Blue
Emile Abossolo M'bo
Carlos López

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Writers: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Languages: Spanish, French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, French.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, shot by David Ungaro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Rossy de Palma and Karine Nuris and Tessa Volkine carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0289746 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire directs. David Ungaro behind the camera. Pascal Mercier cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in Spanish, French.

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1Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, French.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, shot by David Ungaro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Pascal Mercier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Rossy de Palma and Karine Nuris and Tessa Volkine carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0289746 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.