The Villain

Nov 25, 2009

1h 26m

★ 6.4

Overview

With gun-toting rivals on his tail, a daring bank robber takes refuge in the quiet residential street here he grew up and where his mother, Maniette, still lives. An unscrupulous property developer, Korazy, is buying up the neighborhood to turn it into a gleaming new banking district, but to her son's disgust Maniette leads the inhabitants resistance. Her ingenious methods provoke her boy's admiration, but he fights back with sneaky traps and underhand tricks when Maniette tries to force him to do the right thing just once in his life.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

ADCB Films

StudioCanal

France 2 Cinéma

Euro Média Télévision

Manchester Films

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Cast

Sidney Thomas

Albert Dupontel

Maniette Thomas

Catherine Frot

Nick Korazy

Bouli Lanners

Doctor Jean William

Nicolas Marié

Inspector Elliot

Bernard Farcy

Melle Somoza

Christine Murillo

Redhead Painter

Philippe Duquesne

Korazy's Secretary

Xavier Robic

Painter's Colleague

Husky Kihal

Huguette

Jacqueline Hervé

Simone

Jenny Bellay

Raymond

René Morard

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