French novelist Vincent Ravalec made his directorial debut with this French drama about small-time crook Gaston (Yvan Attal) who poses as a millionaire after he picks up hitchhiking 16-year-old Marie-Pierre (Virginie Lanoue). Actually living in a seedy apartment, Gaston deals in stolen goods, but he soon climbs to bigger heists, including car thefts. Concealing his illegal activities, Gaston operates his company, Extramill, out of upscale, posh offices, while he and Marie-Pierre move into a sedate upper-middle-class neighborhood. Life is sweet, but the onset of paranoia, kinky sex activities, and police probes eventually culminate in violence.
Director
Vincent Ravalec
Yvan Attal
Gaston
Virginie Lanoué
Marie-Pierre
Yann Collette
Gilles
Benaïssa Ahaouari
Saïd
Samy Naceri
Joël
Marc Lavoine
Bruno
Claire Nebout
Patricia
Jean-Louis Richard
Alexandre
Brigitte Sy
Véronique
Denis Lavant
L'auto-stoppeur
Marilyne Canto
Marianne
Antoine Chappey
Jean-Claude
Dominique Marcas
La vieille de l'immeuble
Olivier Gourmet
Le dépanneur
Mick Gondouin
Franck
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