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Dead Weight is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Frédéric Forestier released in USA on 10 april 2002 with Gérard Lanvin

Dead Weight (2002)

Dead Weight
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Released in USA 10 april 2002
Length 1h47
OriginFrance
Genres Comedy
Rating58% 2.9493352.9493352.9493352.9493352.949335

Le Boulet is a French film directed by Alain Berbérian and Frédéric Forestier, released in 2002.

Synopsis

Moltès, a killer in prison, plays the lottery every week and sends the tickets with Reggio, a guard, so that the latter's wife, Pauline, can have them validated. One day the ticket is a winner, but Pauline is at a party rally in Africa, carrying the ticket with her. Moltès wanting to recover his due, escapes and forces Reggio (the ball) to accompany him. However, he becomes the target of his nemesis, another gangster nicknamed "The Turk" (whose brother was killed by Moltès), and his bodyguard named Requin, a giant with teeth of steel.

Actors

Gérard Lanvin

(Gérard Moltès)
Benoît Poelvoorde

(Francis Reggio)
José Garcia

(Mustapha Amel, aka "The Turk")
Djimon Hounsou

(Detective Youssouf)
Rossy de Palma

(Pauline Reggio)
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