MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT introduces us to Jacques Mesrine(Vincent Cassel), a loyal son and dedicated soldier back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Handsome and charming, he is soon seduced by the neon glamour of Sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido (Gerard Depardieu) Mesrine soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder, choosing the high risk life of a gangster over the honest life of the hard working family. After pulling off an audacious heist he and his lover Jeanne (Cecile de France), flee to Canada where the opportunity of one big payout lures him out of hiding and propels him towards international notoriety.
Film Crew
- : Jean-François Richet
- : Abdel Raouf Dafri
- : Thomas Langmann
- : Ludovic Bernard
- : Daniel Delume
- : M6 Films
- : Novo RPI
- : Philippe Guégan
- : Emile Ghigo
- : Dana Niu
- : Eloi Painchaud
- : Alexandre Widmer
- : Hervé Schneid
- : Virginie Montel
- : Robert Gantz
- : Jacques Mesrine
Technical Information
- Color
- French
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Jacques Mesrine returns home from army duty and and enters the cut-throat world of criminals and gangsters, eventually becoming the most infamous of all.-
Instantly gripping, with a powerhouse star performance, it’ll make you want to speed through the weeks to get to part two.
Kim Newman, Empire Magazine -
Cassel injects a jolt of wild energy and ambiguity into what could easily have been another flatulent, apologist gangster epic.
David Jenkins, TimeOut London -
Makes for continuously riveting, visceral entertainment that evokes a Gallic “Scarface” without the drugs.
Stephen Holden, The New York Times -
Lean, feral and unpredictable, Cassel invests his role with such charismatic assurance you can barely take your eyes off him.
Neil Smith, Total Film
This might just be my favourite gangster movie of all time. Vincent Cassel is fantastic and the plot is so wild its hard to believe its based on a real person. Gripping stuff!