The Villain
Le vilain
2009, Film, 86 min, Action, Comedy, Crime, French, France, MoviePedia score 64
With gun-toting rivals on his tail, a daring bank robber takes refuge in the quiet residential street here he grew up and where his mother, Maniette, still lives. An unscrupulous property developer, Korazy, is buying up the neighborhood to turn it into a gleaming new banking district, but to her son's disgust Maniette leads the inhabitants resistance. Her ingenious methods provoke her boy's admiration, but he fights back with sneaky traps and underhand tricks when Maniette tries to force him to do the right thing just once in his life.
Directed by Albert Dupontel
Cast
- Catherine Frot as Maniette
- Albert Dupontel as Sidney Thomas, dit le Vilain
- Bouli Lanners as Nick Korazy
- Nicolas Marié as Dr. Jean William
- Christine Murillo as Mlle Somoza
- Bernard Farcy as L'inspecteur Elliot
- Philippe Duquesne as Le peintre roux
- Xavier Robic as Le secrétaire de Korazy
- Husky Kihal as Le collègue peintre
- Jacqueline Hervé as Huguette
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