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Mesrine: Killer Instinct is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean-François Richet released in USA on 27 august 2010 with Vincent Cassel
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
L'Instinct de mort
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 27 august 2010
Length 1h53
Directed by Jean-François Richet
OriginFrance
Themes Gangster films
Rating74%
Mesrine is a two-part (Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One) 2008 French film directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Abdel Raouf Dafri and Richet. The first part's script was based on the autobiographical book L'instinct de mort by French gangster Jacques Mesrine, while the second part detailed Mesrine's criminal career after his escape from prison, and his subsequent brutal end. The film has been referred to as the French version of the American film Scarface which starred Al Pacino.
Synopsis
Part 1 depicts Mesrine's life from 1959 to 1972, beginning with his time as an member of the French Army during the Algerian War, where he was forced to shoot and kill prisoners and bomb-makers. On his return to France, he moves into his parents' home, where he reunites with his mother and his father. After an argument about getting an honest job, he meets with his old childhood friend, Paul, who is wealthy now and drives a sports car. They soon get into robbery business with Paul's boss, Guido, and from him, he obtains a Citroën DS as a loan. Later, Guido and Mesrine kill Ahmed, an Arab pimp who beat up Sarah (one of his girls and Mesrine's girlfriend), and bury him alive in the countryside and drive off.Actors
Vincent Cassel
(Jacques Mesrine)
Cécile de France
(Jeanne Schneider)
Gérard Depardieu
(Guido)
Michel Duchaussoy
(Pierre André Mesrine, father of Jacques)
Roy Dupuis
(Jean-Paul Mercier)
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