French criminals cosplaying as 70s blaxploitation stars while being absolute disasters at crime.
In this mock documentary, television journalist Christie and her camera crew trace the history and nefarious exploits of the new terrors of the French criminal underworld. The "Old School" Gang are four young men who grew up in the same orphanage; led by Letiole, they affect outlandish mid-'70s fashions and a retro-gangster/neo-blaxploitation persona as they rob, loot, and shoot their way through the seamy underbelly of Paris.
Costume
The commitment to polyester suits and fake mustaches.
Direction
Mock-doc framing that accidentally becomes the joke.
Director
Kader Ayd
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Kader Ayd cast himself as Al Soltani and allegedly financed much of the film personally after struggling to find backing for his 'French blaxploitation' vision.
The film bizarrely predates the actual French hip-hop scene's 70s revival by several years, making its aesthetic accidentally prescient while its execution remained firmly 2000s direct-to-video.
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