From petty theft on the benches of Belleville to the over-publicised hold-ups of the large Parisian banks, this is the spectacular rise of Simon and his gang. They are capable of emptying a series of safes under the very nose of the police who are bewildered by the calm audacity shown by the group.
Acting
Vincent Elbaz's smug charisma carries every frame.
Direction
Zeitoun's glossy 2000s aesthetic hasn't aged, it fossilized.
Director
Ariel Zeitoun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is very loosely inspired by the real 'Gang des Postiches' who terrorized French banks in the 1980s wearing elderly-person masks. The actual gang was far less photogenic.
The film's 5.7 rating reflects its identity crisis: too glossy for gritty crime fans, too violent for the Amélie crowd. It exists in a weird middle space that somehow makes it more interesting.
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