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Influence Peddling (1999)

Directed by Dominique Farrugia

Overview

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.

Length 95 minutes

Actors

Thierry Lhermitte | Gérard Jugnot | Aure Atika | Jean-Pierre Cassel | Franck Dubosc | Zinedine Soualem | Lionel Abelanski | Marie-Christine Adam | Didier Bénureau | Jean-Paul Rouve | Maurice Barthélemy | Alain Chabat | Dominique Farrugia | Marina Foïs | Pierre-François Martin-Laval | Philippe Chany