Once a gang of crooks have stolen a valuable statue from Bamako Museum in
Mali, they smuggle it to France with the intention of selling multiple copies
of it for a large financial gain. The members of a squash club in Lyon
each think they are buying the original, but in fact they are only getting
a copy - at least, that is what the crooks had intended. In fact, as
a result of a careless mishap, the original statue has somehow managed to
get mixed up with the forgeries, so one lucky squash club fanatic now has
a priceless ornament in his possession whilst the crooks have only a worthless
copy. Alex, the man who was charged with delivering the statues, becomes
the target of the unhappy crooks, who reckon he has pulled a fast one.
Before he knows it, poor Alex has become embroiled in a frantic treasure
hunt to recover the valuable ornament before the fraud is discovered by all
and sundry. This is one of those occasions where crime definitely doesn't
pay...
Script:Michel Deville,
Rosalinde Deville,
Donald E. Westlake (novel)
Cinematographer: André Diot
Music: Quentin Damamme
Cast:Antoine de Caunes (Alex),
Emmanuelle Seigner (Bobbi),
Élodie Bouchez (Angèle),
Denis Podalydès (Marc),
Robert Plagnol (Jean-Baptiste),
Richard Gotainer (Paul),
Olivier Py (Krassmeier),
Frédéric Gélard (Charles),
Roschdy Zem (Oscar),
Hubert Koundé (Mamadou),
Christian Benedetti (Bimisse),
Hélène de Fougerolles (Karine),
Amanda Langlet (Amandine),
Nozha Khouadra (Barbara),
Laure Marsac (L'hôtesse du restaurant),
Agnès Obadia (La prof de gym),
Jean-François Perrier (Capt. Cohen),
Laurence Masliah (Dorothée du Clos-Verger),
Bernard Farcy (Walter Rousseau),
Pierre-Jean Chérer (Brig. Mounard)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 102 min
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