Influence Peddling

Influence Peddling

95 mins | Comedy | March 31, 1999

Maxime and Gerard are a couple of white-collar criminals condemned to 5 years in prison. Sandrine Athan, an honest and principled young police officer, is assigned the banal task of escorting them to the nearest prison in Melun. Things get complicated when killers try to knock them off. Meanwhile, they must contend with strikes which have paralyzed the country and make travelling a nightmare. Added to this mess are the prisoners' many botch escape attempts. All these complications turn a simple transfer into a hellish adventure.

Influence Peddling

95 mins | Comedy | March 31, 1999

Influence Peddling
Maxime and Gerard are a couple of white-collar criminals condemned to 5 years in prison. Sandrine Athan, an honest and principled young police officer, is assigned the banal task of escorting them to the nearest prison in Melun. Things get complicated when killers try to knock them off. Meanwhile, they must contend with strikes which have paralyzed the country and make travelling a nightmare. Added to this mess are the prisoners' many botch escape attempts. All these complications turn a simple transfer into a hellish adventure.
IMDb rating 4.5
Producers Canal+
Original title Trafic d'influence
Directors Dominique Farrugia
Writers Dominique Mézerette, Dominique Farrugia

Cast

Thierry Lhermitte

as Maxime Edouard François-Marie de Labardière

热拉尔·朱尼奥

as Gérard Ravanelli

Aure Atika

as Sandrine Athan

Jean-Pierre Cassel

as Pierre-Jean Guisard

Franck Dubosc

as Fabien

Zinedine Soualem

as Gilles

Lionel Abelanski

as Serge

Marie-Christine Adam

as l'aubergiste

Didier Bénureau

as le chef de cabinet

Jean-Paul Rouve

as Jean-Frédéric, l'adjoint du chef de cabinet

Maurice Barthélemy

as le jeune syndicaliste

Alain Chabat

as le curé

Dominique Farrugia

as l'employé du Funérarium

Marina Foïs

as l'invitée aux pétards

Pierre-François Martin-Laval

as l'homme aux lapins

Philippe Chany

as Benoît