Gérard Bedecarrax, nicknamed Bédé, is the dauntless right-hand man of a notorious
Paris gang leader. Nothing could be easier for him than to meet
up with another gang and exchange a large sum of money for some
drugs. Unfortunately, one of the gangsters just can't contain the
urge to fire off some lead. In the ensuing bloody gun fight, five
men are killed. The only survivor, Bedecarrax takes the drugs and
the money and takes flight. He ends up hiding out in a centre for
juvenile delinquents. Bédé might have had an easy life were
it not for the fact that someone is determined to reclaim the money...
Cast:Samuel Le Bihan (Bédé),
Jean-Pierre Kalfon (Ludo),
Jean-François Stévenin (Jean-Mi),
Kahena Saighi (Farida),
Alexia Stresi (Kristelle),
Youssef Diawara (Moussa),
Ouassini Embarek (Aziz),
Christophe Hémon (Kevin),
Marc Andréoni (José),
Philippe Khorsand (Bergosa),
Jean-Marie Winling (Le colonel),
Catherine Hosmalin (Gisèle),
Marco Prince (Ange),
Emmanuel Avena (Aliocha),
Jo Prestia (Johan)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 84 min
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