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Dobermann

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6.5/10 • 500

1997-06-181h 43m

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The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.

Directors
Jan Kounen
Editors
Bénédicte Brunet

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  1. Vincent Cassel

    Vincent Cassel

    Yann Le Pentrec aka Dobermann

  2. Tchéky Karyo

    Tchéky Karyo

    Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini

  3. Monica Bellucci

    Monica Bellucci

    Nathalie

  4. Antoine Basler

    Antoine Basler

    Jean-Claude Ayache, dit "Moustique"

  5. Affif Ben Badra

    Affif Ben Badra

    Le mac

  6. Romain Duris

    Romain Duris

    Manu

  7. Marc Duret

    Marc Duret

    Inspecteur Baumann

  8. Pascal Demolon

    Pascal Demolon

    Inspecteur Lefèvre

  9. Dominique Bettenfeld

    Dominique Bettenfeld

    Elie Frossard dit l'Abbé

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CinemaSerf

Nov 24, 2022

6/10

Vincent Cassel is the eponymous bank robber who leads a gang of what can only be described as desperate and disparate eccentrics. Hot in pursuit are the police but they are having little effect until they decide to let the ruthless "Cristini" (Tchéky Karyo) take charge of the investigation. What now ensues is an increasingly bizarre and surreal heist caper that leaves virtually nothing out of bounds with loads of violence, dark comedy, transvestism and then, more violence. I rather liked the ending - it was not what I was expecting nor is it typical of the genre. The writing is pretty ropey though, and the lighting could have been doing with some extra wattage so we could actually see what was going on for more of the time. As a drama it offers us a quickly paced and mildly entertaining, if very unlikely, glimpse of a seedy and grim sub-culture and Cassel - though he doesn't really feature so often - seems to be in his element. It won't be for everyone, this - it is actually quite sordid, and the narrative parodies just about everything from "For A Few Dollars More" (1965) to the "French Connection" (1971) with a bit of soft porn chucked in too. It's not great, no, and I don't imagine I will ever watch to again but still, I didn't hate it..

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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
robberyparis, franceburglarbankbank robber