A Gang Story

Synopsis: After growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins. Most of all, he has remained friends with Serge Suttel, with whom he first discovered prison life - for stealing cherries. The two of them inevitably got involved in organized crime. The team they formed, the Gang Des Lyonnais, made them the most notorious armed robbers of the early 1970s. Their irresistible rise ended in 1974 with a spectacular arrest. Today, as he nears 60, Momon would like to forget that part of his life. He has found peace by retiring from the "business". He tends to his wife Janou, who suffered so in the past, and to his children and grandchildren, all of whom have great respect for this man of simple and universal values, so clear-headed and full of kindness. But then Serge Suttel, who has disowned nothing of his past, comes back into the picture.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director(s): Olivier Marchal

Actors: Gérard Lanvin, Tchéky Karyo, Daniel Duval, Lionnel Astier

Production: The Weinstein Company

1 nomination.


IMDB:: 7.0

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: R
Year:: 2011
: 102 min
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We all dream of the same things...
A nice quiet life...
A happy family, a house...
Friends you can count on...
I was lucky:
I got all that.
And more...
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Gerard Lanvin
Tcheky Karyo
Daniel Duval
Lionnel Astier
A GANG STORY:
Director:
Olivier Marchal
Aged 20, I didn't know it,
but it's already too late.
Your fate is set.
I 'd neglected my dad's advice .
Remember...
Being decent,
not talking a lot,
or straying from your path .
Except it doesn't work that way...
Your past's your flesh and blood.
And in the end it drags you down.
Jesus,
son of the living God,
we beg You to hear us out.
Most Holy Father,
without Your help
we're all sinners.
We pray You to make us,
worthy...
of the heavenly
kingdom.
You made for us
since the Creation.
By this first sacrament,
that you receive today,
you enter the world
of the baptized.
The Lord rejoices,
and promises
to watch over you,
for your whole life.
May this child remain,
in our eyes and forever,
a gift from heaven,
and like the earthly love,
that beg at him,
continue
to grow and grow.
Yes.
Lilou's not here. How come?
She's fetching her kid at school.
She'll join us at your party.
You OK?
Remember, we're due at Momon's.
Why are you here?
I heard of your problems.
I don't need you, Dad.
Don't believe that crap.
Who's this man, Mom?
Your grandpa.
I got a safe place for you.
Police! Freeze!
Let go of him!
Gimme your wrists!
Let him go!
Get up!
You fuckers had to bust me here?
We're dumb cops, Serge.
We just obey.
Let's go!
Why act cute, Serge?
You'll die of old age
in jail, forgotten .
Unless Zerbib
gets you killed inside.
Your only hope is to snitch on him.
Rat on him, and he'll get life.
Forget it, Lt. I won't blab.
What do you think?
Momon'll bust his ass
to get you out?
Gypsies don't belong here!
And you stink. Beat it!
Your mom don't make you wash?
Rat faces don't have a mom!
I mean you, rat face!
Let him go, creeps!
I'm Serge Suttel. And you?
Momon.
Momon won't lift a finger.
Code of honor, solidarity.
All that's over.
He's an old fart who drinks
and plays cards in his bar.
April 1964
He looked like my dad...
A crate of cherries! Pull up, Serge!
Hurry!
Grab the onions, too.
Want an onion?
You dumb-ass!
Who decided to steal the goods?
Wasn't theft, we were drunk.
Which of you two?
It was me.
They're juicy!
Size of your balls, eat some!
But I got two!
To you that's fine?
What?
Taking what isn't yours.
Come on, eat 'em!
- Drive!
Whoever takes something not his,
is guilty of theft.
That's French law.
And French law applies to everyone.
Even those of your race.
We're not a race, we're a people.
You'll both go to jail for 6 months.
You'll have time to think it over.
For those cherries?
For those cherries, yes.
As you wish, Serge.
But think fast:
tomorrow's too late.
Once you're inside,
I can't help you.
Raise your arms!
Open your mouth!
Wider!
Pants down!
Shorts too!
Turn around.
Turn!
Serge worked for thugs
paid by Roland Zerbib.
As go-between
with his Spanish suppliers.
He crossed them,
and got on their hit list.
That's why he beat it back to Lyons.
Now they'll waste him like a dog.
With Zerbib's contacts in jails,
he's a goner.
So what do we do?
Hit the jailhouse with bazookas?
Serge made 2 mistakes:
crossing Zerbib and dealing dope.
He looked for trouble, and got it.
You're saying that?
Yes, I am.
Momon, he's our pal.
OK he goofed, but we gotta act.
We'll act.
We get him a top lawyer
and bribe the guards
to protect him round the clock.
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Olivier Marchal

Olivier Marchal (born 14 November 1958) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, and a former policeman. In 2005, he was nominated for three César Awards (best director, best film and best writing) for his film 36 Quai des Orfèvres. He also created the popular French television police drama Braquo and wrote and directed some episodes in its first season (2009). more…

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