

Vénéneuses
Overview
An aging gangster (Jean-Pierre Mocky) escapes from prison and is taken in by a very beautiful blonde who asks him to kill her uncle (Richard Bohringer) because he guards her money but prevents her from using it. She asks the gangster to kill him and that way she won't turn the gangster in - she knows he's escaped. The gangster prepares to kill the uncle, except that he realizes he's a very good guy. He becomes friends with the uncle. He won't kill him and will simulate the murder.
Top Cast

Jean-Pierre Mocky
Dick Grant

Richard Bohringer
Robert Bongrand

Jean-François Stévenin
Inspecteur Chevrier

Charlotte Gaccio
Officier Pichon, adjoint de Chevrier

Laurent Biras
Tonio Alavarez

Lola Marois-Bigard
Doris

Bonnafet Tarbouriech
Bud Alvarez
Catherine Van Hecke
Olga Habilleuse

Florian Hessique
Serveur Flamingo

Clara Huet
Julia
About Vénéneuses
Vénéneuses is a crime film released in 2017. Directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky, it stars Jean-Pierre Mocky, Richard Bohringer, Jean-François Stévenin. An aging gangster (Jean-Pierre Mocky) escapes from prison and is taken in by a very beautiful blonde who asks him to kill her uncle (Richard Bohringer) because he guards her money but prevents her from using it. She asks the gangster to kill him and that way she won't turn the gangster in - she knows he's escaped. The gangster prepares to kill the uncle, except that he realizes he's a very good guy. He becomes friends with the uncle. He won't kill him and will simulate the murder.
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