Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)

Name: Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Director: Jean-François Richet
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2008-10-22
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, Gilles Lellouche

Drama Action Thriller Crime

Director: Jean-François Richet

Cast: Vincent Cassel, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, Gilles Lellouche

Runtime113 min

Rating15

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Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

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Fans of gritty crime dramas and powerful character studies will find much to appreciate in Mesrine: Killer Instinct, the 2008 film directed by Jean-François Richet. Vincent Cassel's intense, charismatic performance as notorious French gangster Jacques Mesrine anchors this stylish and suspenseful look at the criminal underworld of 1960s Paris.

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Mesrine is a two-part 2008 French biographical crime film on the life of French gangster Jacques Mesrine, directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Abdel Raouf Dafri and Richet. The first part, L'instinct de mort, was based on Mesrine's autobiographical book L'instinct de mort, while the second part, L'ennemi public No 1, detailed Mesrine's criminal career. The film has earned comparisons to the American film Scarface, and Vincent Cassel earned rave reviews for his portrayal of Mesrine.