The Villain (2009 film)

2009 French film
The Villain
Film poster
FrenchLe Vilain
Directed byAlbert Dupontel
Written byAlbert Dupontel
Simon Moutairou
Diane Clavier
StarringCatherine Frot
Albert Dupontel
CinematographyPierre-Yves Bastard
Edited byChristophe Pinel
Music byChristophe Julien
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release date
  • 25 November 2009 (2009-11-25) (France)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$7 million
Box office$13.5 million[1]

The Villain (French: Le Vilain) is a 2009 French comedy film written and directed by and starring Albert Dupontel.

Plot

Sydney Thomas, a gangster nicknamed Le Vilain, decides to hide from the police by going to his mother's. She discovers that he hid from her his "rogue" nature since his childhood and promises to God to make him repent, but Sydney would prefer to kill his mother.

Cast

  • Catherine Frot as Maniette Thomas, Sydney's mother
  • Albert Dupontel as Sydney Thomas, "le Vilain"
  • Bouli Lanners as Nick Korazy
  • Nicolas Marié as Doc William
  • Bernard Farcy as Inspector Elliot
  • Christine Murillo as Carmen Somoza, the Spanish teacher
  • Jacqueline Herve as Huguette
  • Philippe Duquesne as The redhead painter
  • Husky Kihal as The other painter
  • Xavier Robic as Korazy's secretary

References

  1. ^ JP. "Le Vilain (2009)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.


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Films directed by Albert Dupontel
  • Bernie (1996)
  • The Creator (1999)
  • Locked Out (2006)
  • The Villain (2009)
  • 9 Month Stretch (2013)
  • See You Up There (2017)
  • Bye Bye Morons (2020)
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