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Director:
Mathieu Kassovitz
Writers:
Nicolas Boukhrief (writer)
Mathieu Kassovitz (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 April 1997 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Crime more
Tagline:
Toute societe a les crimes qu'elle merite.
Plot:
Old professional killer Wagner seeks someone to teach what he knows as long as he is already dying, and he chooses Max... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Better than many think more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michel Serrault ... Mr. Wagner

Mathieu Kassovitz ... Max
Mehdi Benoufa ... Mehdi
Robert Gendreu ... Mr. Vidal
Danièle Lebrun ... Max's Mother
François Levantal ... Inspector
Karim Belkhadra ... Watchman
Roland Marchisio ... Wood (victim)
Félicité Wouassi ... Nurse
Nicolas Boukhrief ... Frère de Mehdi
Donat Vidal-Revel ... Journalist
Philippe Neunreuther ... Luxury car (victim)
Christophe Rossignon ... Chauffeur de voiture accident
Pascal Ondicolberry ... Supermarket (man)
Agnès Akopian ... Cashier 1
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Additional Details

Runtime:
128 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Canal+ more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Mathieu Kassovitz developed this movie from his third short film, _Assassins (1992)_, which also told the story of a youth who gets a lesson in murder by a professional assassin. However, the title of the 2-hour version was changed to "Assassin(s)" because of the Richard Donner film Assassins (1995) that came out between the two. more
Movie Connections:
References Assassins... (1992) more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Better than many think, 23 January 1999
10/10
Author: anonymous from Hilversum, Holland

This movie was booed in Cannes. Why? Audiences were probably expecting a second La Haine. But thank god Kassovitz did not do a repeat performance. This movie is not so much social commentary as some have approached it, but more a character study of sorts. The three protagonists interaction is quite gripping, the sitcom on TV is the best ever, and the twist in the middle(!) is filmmaking at its finest. Drawbacks aplenty, the ending is obvious, for example, and a bit of cheap shot, but overall this movie is definitely not as bad as many critics thought.

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