1997·Drama·2h 13m
7.1
★
Old professional killer Wagner seeks someone to teach what he knows as long as he is already dying, and he chooses Max, young and passionless thief to be his successor.
Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
school shooting
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Cast
Michel Serrault
Mr. Wagner
Mathieu Kassovitz
Max
Robert Gendreu
Mr. Vidal
Danièle Lebrun
Max's Mother
Karim Belkhadra
Watchman
Roland Marchisio
Wood (victim)
Félicité Wouassi
Nurse
Nicolas Boukhrief
Frère de Mehdi
Christophe Rossignon
Chauffeur de voiture accident
Agnès Akopian
Cashier 1
Hélène de Fougerolles
Hélène (sitcom)
Léa Drucker
Léa (sitcom)
Crew
Mathieu Kassovitz
Director
Mathieu Kassovitz
Writer
Nicolas Boukhrief
Writer
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Mathieu Kassovitz
Editor
Pierre Aïm
Director of Photography
Christophe Rossignon
Producer
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Compositors
Virginie Montel
Costume Design
Bruno Levy
Casting
Philippe Chiffre
Production Design
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
Nick Gates
9.7★ · 02/24/25
Really impressed with Kassovitz here. His followup to La Haine is just as raw and gritty as its predecessor but changes pace to be a slower, more character-driven feature. M. Wagner, Max and Medhi all look at this “craft” differently and the writing for each of them is excellent.
This reminded me a lot of Man Bites Dog with its exploration into society’s desensitization to violence as well as its use of black comedy, which there is plenty of.
And Pierre Aïm, mon ami, you knocked it out of the park. Again.
Loved this.
This reminded me a lot of Man Bites Dog with its exploration into society’s desensitization to violence as well as its use of black comedy, which there is plenty of.
And Pierre Aïm, mon ami, you knocked it out of the park. Again.
Loved this.
Really impressed with Kassovitz here. His followup to La Haine is just as raw and gritty as its predecessor but changes pace to be a slower, more character-driven feature. M. Wagner, Max and Medhi all look at this “craft” differently and the writing for each of them is excellent.
This reminded me a lot of Man Bites Dog with its exploration into society’s desensitization to violence as well as its use of black comedy, which there is plenty of.
And Pierre Aïm, mon ami, you knocked it out of the park. Again.
Loved this.
This reminded me a lot of Man Bites Dog with its exploration into society’s desensitization to violence as well as its use of black comedy, which there is plenty of.
And Pierre Aïm, mon ami, you knocked it out of the park. Again.
Loved this.
zachzach
4.0★ · 01/30/21
doo doo mathieu is a boomer
doo doo mathieu is a boomer
arthurlolPRO
7.0★ · 10/28/25
Matchbouzelouf
7.0★ · 01/03/25
J
7.0★ · 12/04/23