Like a Fish Out of Water

May 5, 1999

1h 30m

★ 4.8

Overview

A seductive femme fatale (Monica Bellucci) and two con men -- one cool as ice, and one who just likes to "ice" his victims -- enlist a mild-mannered, unsuspecting man in their mission to steal a rare and valuable fish. They plan to sell it back to its grieving owner at an enormous profit (talk about "sleeping with the fishes!"). Tcheky Karyo, Michel Muller and Dominique Pinon co-star.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Carrère Groupe

Canal+

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Cast

B. B.

Tchéky Karyo

Myrtille

Monica Bellucci

Melvin

Dominique Pinon

Désiré

Michel Muller

José Garcia

Nadir

Gérard Ismaël

Boss's wife

Beatrice Palme

'Le Faucheur'

André Pousse

Le caïd

Mehmet Ulusoy

Karine Nuris

Ramdah

Zirek

Le directeur de l'hôtel

Jean-Claude Bouillon

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