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The Villain

The Villain

20096.41h 26m

Overview

With gun-toting rivals on his tail, a daring bank robber takes refuge in the quiet residential street here he grew up and where his mother, Maniette, still lives. An unscrupulous property developer, Korazy, is buying up the neighborhood to turn it into a gleaming new banking district, but to her son's disgust Maniette leads the inhabitants resistance. Her ingenious methods provoke her boy's admiration, but he fights back with sneaky traps and underhand tricks when Maniette tries to force him to do the right thing just once in his life.

Directed by Albert Dupontel
Written by Albert Dupontel
Produced by Catherine Bozorgan
Box OfficeBudget: $8.6MRevenue: $6.6M

Top Cast

Albert Dupontel

Albert Dupontel

Sidney Thomas

Catherine Frot

Catherine Frot

Maniette Thomas

Bouli Lanners

Bouli Lanners

Nick Korazy

Nicolas Marié

Nicolas Marié

Doctor Jean William

Bernard Farcy

Bernard Farcy

Inspector Elliot

Christine Murillo

Christine Murillo

Melle Somoza

Philippe Duquesne

Philippe Duquesne

Redhead Painter

Xavier Robic

Xavier Robic

Korazy's Secretary

Husky Kihal

Husky Kihal

Painter's Colleague

J

Jacqueline Hervé

Huguette

Themes & Keywords

naivetyrobberyhideoutburlesqueshamvengeance

About The Villain

The Villain is a comedy film released in 2009 exploring themes of naivety, robbery, hideout, burlesque, sham, vengeance. Directed by Albert Dupontel, it stars Albert Dupontel, Catherine Frot, Bouli Lanners. With gun-toting rivals on his tail, a daring bank robber takes refuge in the quiet residential street here he grew up and where his mother, Maniette, still lives. An unscrupulous property developer, Korazy, is buying up the neighborhood to turn it into a gleaming new banking district, but to her son's disgust Maniette leads the inhabitants resistance. Her ingenious methods provoke her boy's admiration, but he fights back with sneaky traps and underhand tricks when Maniette tries to force him to do the right thing just once in his life.

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