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The Villain(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-11-25
64%
142 Votes
Time: 1h 26m
Overview:
With gun-toting rivals on his tail, a daring bank robber takes refuge in the quiet residential street here he grew up and where his mother, Maniette, still lives. An unscrupulous property developer, Korazy, is buying up the neighborhood to turn it into a gleaming new banking district, but to her son's disgust Maniette leads the inhabitants resistance. Her ingenious methods provoke her boy's admiration, but he fights back with sneaky traps and underhand tricks when Maniette tries to force him to do the right thing just once in his life.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
Budget: $8,616,269.00
Revenue: $6,593,565.00
ProductionCompanies: 
ADCB Films
Euro Média Télévision
Manchester Films
Movie: The Villain
Top 10 Billed Cast
Albert Dupontel
Sidney Thomas
Catherine Frot
Maniette Thomas
Bouli Lanners
Nick Korazy
Nicolas Marié
Doctor Jean William
Bernard Farcy
Inspector Elliot
Christine Murillo
Melle Somoza
Philippe Duquesne
Redhead Painter
Xavier Robic
Korazy's Secretary
Husky Kihal
Painter's Colleague
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