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Mesrine: Killer Instinct

2008 · 113 min

A cold, propulsive plunge into a gangster's rise, all swagger and brutality, with little warmth and a mounting sense of doom.

Overview
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • ambition
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Jean-François Richet
Written by
Abdel Raouf Dafri
Starring
Vincent Cassel, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, Gilles Lellouche, Roy Dupuis, Florence Thomassin, Elena Anaya, Ludivine Sagnier
Music
Marcus Trumpp, Marco Beltrami
Cinematography
Robert Gantz
Runtime
113 min
Country
Canada, France, Italy
Languages
French, Spanish, Arabic, English

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