Canailles

Canailles

2022 · 86 min · FR · 4.9 (19 votes)
Dir. Christophe Offenstein · Starring François Cluzet, José Garcia, Doria Tillier, Romain Francisco, Tella Kpomahou, Norbert Ferrer
ComedyDrama

Following a failed hold-up, leg-hurted Antoine is looking to hide at Elias's home. Nothing reserved the anarchist robber to meet this life-disciplined history teacher. Then, a strange balance of power set in, between ascendency and friendship, before the arrival of Lucie, investigator in charge of the case.

VIBE

A tense, character-driven drama where an unlikely bond forms between a robber and a teacher. The film balances dark humor with gritty realism, exploring power dynamics and moral ambiguity in the wake of a botched crime.

tensedarkly humorousunsettlinggrittysteadyneo-noircharacter-driven dramagritty realismcrimeunlikely friendshippower dynamicsmorality
hold-up robbery
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