Hokum: A Balance of Cheapness and Luxury
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Influence Peddling (1999)
Maxime and Gerard are a couple of white-collar criminals condemned to 5 years in prison. Sandrine Athan, an honest and principled young police officer, is assigned the banal task of escorting them to the nearest prison in Melun. Things get complicated when killers try to knock them off. Meanwhile, they must contend with strikes which have paralyzed the country and make travelling a nightmare. Added to this mess are the prisoners' many botch escape attempts. All these complications turn a simple transfer into a hellish adventure.
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Maxime and Gerard are a couple of white-collar criminals condemned to 5 years in prison. Sandrine Athan, an honest and principled young police officer, is assigned the banal task of escorting them to the nearest prison in Melun. Things get complicated when killers try to knock them off. Meanwhile, they must contend with strikes which have paralyzed the country and make travelling a nightmare. Added to this mess are the prisoners' many botch escape attempts. All these complications turn a simple transfer into a hellish adventure.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Dominique Mézerette, Dominique Farrugia
In Theaters:4/4/1999
Box Office:
Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Canal+
Cast
Dominique Farrugia
Director
Thierry Lhermitte
Maxime Edouard François-Marie de Labardière
Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Ravanelli
Aure Atika
Sandrine Athan
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Pierre-Jean Guisard
Franck Dubosc
Fabien
Zinedine Soualem
Gilles
Lionel Abelanski
Serge
Marie-Christine Adam
l'aubergiste
Didier Bénureau
le chef de cabinet
Jean-Paul Rouve
Jean-Frédéric, l'adjoint du chef de cabinet
Maurice Barthélemy
le jeune syndicaliste
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