Hokum: A Balance of Cheapness and Luxury
Hokum is an enjoyable horror film that will probably get a little under your skin, but it isn’t the tour de force that you might be expecting.
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In this surreal comedy, Tonio works very hard for every bit of ill-gotten cash he can get his hands on, but he remains a poor criminal in both senses of the word. He and his buddies Bruno and Hercule think they have the solution to their pocketbook woes. The body of St. Bernadette has been miraculously preserved from decay and is a central object of pilgrimage in the shrine where it is kept. Why not steal that and hold it for ransom? The criminal gang is well able to pull this coup off and are soon in possession of one perfectly preserved corpse and a very fancy coffin. It's too bad for them that the church seems to have a limitless supply of these and doesn't want the one they stole back. Bemused, the lads set the coffin adrift on the river, only to be followed by it as they drive back upriver. In the course of carrying out their criminal designs, these lovable lugs encounter a variety of eccentric characters.
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In this surreal comedy, Tonio works very hard for every bit of ill-gotten cash he can get his hands on, but he remains a poor criminal in both senses of the word. He and his buddies Bruno and Hercule think they have the solution to their pocketbook woes. The body of St. Bernadette has been miraculously preserved from decay and is a central object of pilgrimage in the shrine where it is kept. Why not steal that and hold it for ransom? The criminal gang is well able to pull this coup off and are soon in possession of one perfectly preserved corpse and a very fancy coffin. It's too bad for them that the church seems to have a limitless supply of these and doesn't want the one they stole back. Bemused, the lads set the coffin adrift on the river, only to be followed by it as they drive back upriver. In the course of carrying out their criminal designs, these lovable lugs encounter a variety of eccentric characters.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Jackie Berroyer, Manuel Sanchez, Muriel Sanchez
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Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Société Générale de Gestion Cinématographique (SGGC), Cofimage, StudioCanal, Les Productions Lazennec, France 3 Cinéma
Cast
Manuel Sanchez
Director
Simon de La Brosse
Tonio
Dominique Pinon
Bruno
Géraldine Pailhas
Véronique / Bernadette Soubirous
Charles Schneider
Hercule
Yves Afonso
Engineer
Rudy Moraes
Lamotte
Christophe Rossignon
Brigadier
Joachim Milleriou
Mobylette thief
André Dupon
Micheton
Robert Darmel
Gas station attendant
Alain Chesnel
Club boss
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