Jacques Mesrine, last of the great French gangsters, was declared public enemy number one during his lifetime. He regularly finished atop the list of newsmakers in opinion polls. His spectacular death, shot full of holes by police at close range in the middle of Paris, put the crowning touch on his legend. Nearly thirty years after his demise in 1979, the myth of Jacques Mesrine is very much alive. Now, for the first time, an ambitious project is bringing his life to the big screen. At once a thriller and a biopic, the project is shot through with action and emotion, yet remains as faithful as possible to factual reality. Far from making a model or a superhero out of Mesrine, the film will portray the character in all its complexity, including the darkest aspects. What will emerge is the story of the man behind the icon.
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Gérard Depardieu, Elena Anaya, Roy Dupuis, Cécile De France, Gilles Lellouche
Directed by Jean-François Richet
Script: Abdel Raouf Dafri
Movie in French with subtitles in Latvian and Russian.
Distributor:
Meed Films LV
