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La Moula

2026 · 83 min

A gritty, slow-burning crime thriller that keeps you on edge with its tense atmosphere and morally ambiguous characters.

Directed by
Jérôme Pierrat
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Jérôme Pierrat, Kader Benchoudar, Jean Ruimi
Overview
Thanks to Charlie, a cocaine trafficker, and his gangster associates, Jérôme, a struggling organized crime reporter, sees an opportunity to reboot his career. While waiting for a drug shipment near Marseille, the possible presence of a cop puts them all in danger…

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Directed by
Jérôme Pierrat
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Jérôme Pierrat, Kader Benchoudar, Jean Ruimi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Jérôme Pierrat
Written by
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Starring
Jérôme Pierrat, Kader Benchoudar, Jean Ruimi, Jean-Michel Correia, Thierry Coignard, Patrice Kouyoumdjian, Jean-Mathieu Frattaci, Fethi Makdoudi
Runtime
83 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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