A Gang Story

2011 1h 42m FR

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 410

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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After growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins. Most of all, he has remained friends with Serge Suttel, with whom he first discovered prison life - for stealing cherries. The two of them inevitably got involved in organized crime. The team they formed, the Ganf Des Lyonnais, made them the most notorious armed robbers of the early 1970s. Their irresistible rise ended in 1974 with a spectacular arrest. Today, as he nears 60, Momon would like to forget that part of his life. He has found peace by retiring from the "business". He tends to his wife Janou, who suffered so in the past, and to his children and grandchildren, all of whom have great respect for this man of simple and universal values, so clear-headed and full of kindness. But then Serge Suttel, who has disowned nothing of his past, comes back into the picture.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gérard Lanvin
Edmond 'Momon' Vidal
Tchéky Karyo
Serge Suttel
Daniel Duval
Christo Avetisian
Dimitri Storoge
Momon Vidal young
Patrick Catalifo
Commissioner Max Brauner
François Levantal
Joan Chavez
Francis Renaud
Brandon
Lionnel Astier
Dany Devedjian

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olivier Marchal
Writers: Olivier Marchal, Edgar Marie
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olivier Marchal, shot by Denis Rouden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Erwann Kermorvant. 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 Raphaële Urtin 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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Gérard Lanvin and Tchéky Karyo and Daniel Duval carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1741542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Olivier Marchal directs. Denis Rouden behind the camera. Erwann Kermorvant scores. Raphaële Urtin cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Directed by Olivier Marchal, shot by Denis Rouden. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Erwann Kermorvant. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Raphaële Urtin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Gérard Lanvin and Tchéky Karyo and Daniel Duval carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1741542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.