Robin des mers (1998)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky

Drama

Film Synopsis

In a French town on the Atlantic coast, the elections are approaching, pitting the present deputy Jacques Pénalty against the industrialist Hubert Baudry, the owner of the firm Bon Minou.  Baudry risks his electoral chances by announcing a large restructuring plan that will have a massive local impact, resulting in numerous job losses.  One of his employees is driven to attempt suicide by drowning, but he is saved by his son and a 12-year-old boy, Mathieu.  Along with his ecologist friends, Mathieu, dubbed Robins des Mers, swears to eradicate unemployment in the town and instigates a campaign that will ensure everyone is given a job...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky
  • Script: Jean-Pierre Mocky, Jacques Bacelon, Alain Moury, Dominique Noguez (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Edmond Richard
  • Cast: Roland Blanche (Hubert Baudry), Jacques Legras (Jacques Pénalty), Pierre Caralp (Robin des mers), Jean Abeillé (Commissaire Marino), Jean-Luc Atlan (Bruno), Henri Attal (Chômeur délateur), Michel Francini (Commandant Salobin), Delphine Lalizout (Morgane Bordin), Julia Vandoorne (Ségolène Baudry), Nadia Vasil (La femme d'Emile), François Viaur (Juge Dormel), Dominique Zardi (Emile), Thierry Barbet (L'hypnotiseur), Christophe Bier (Merlouse), François Brossard (Le pré-retraité n°2), Christian Chauvaud (Risotto), Jean-Pierre Clami (L'agent SPEC), Joël Clément (le père Angelus), Emmanuel Combaud (Le flic n°2), Juliette Delfau (Isabelle)
  • Country: France / Canada / Switzerland
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 80 min

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