Louise Hires a Contract Killer
2008 French film
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Louise Hires a Contract Killer (French: Louise-Michel) is a 2008 French comedy film written and directed by Gustave de Kervern and Benoît Delépine. The film won the Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for Best Original Screenplay in 2009.
Directed byGustave Kervern
Benoît Delépine
Benoît Delépine
Written byGustave de Kervern
Benoît Delépine
Benoît Delépine
Produced byBenoît Jaubert
Mathieu Kassovitz
Mathieu Kassovitz
StarringYolande Moreau
Bouli Lanners
Bouli Lanners
| Louise Hires a Contract Killer | |
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| Directed by | Gustave Kervern Benoît Delépine |
| Written by | Gustave de Kervern Benoît Delépine |
| Produced by | Benoît Jaubert Mathieu Kassovitz |
| Starring | Yolande Moreau Bouli Lanners |
| Cinematography | Hugues Poulain |
| Music by | Gaëtan Roussel |
Production companies | No Money Productions MNP Entreprise |
| Distributed by | Ad Vitam Distribution |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $2.2 million [1] |
| Box office | $5 million [2] |
Cast
- Yolande Moreau as Louise Ferrand
- Bouli Lanners as Michel Pinchon
- Benoît Poelvoorde as Guy
- Albert Dupontel as Miro
- Miss Ming as Jennifer
- Catherine Hosmalin as Madame Pinchon
- Francis Kuntz as Frambard
- Philippe Katerine as The singer
- Gustave Kervern as The ship's captain
Production
Critical reception
The film was well received by the critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 81% of 16 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 6.4/10. [4]
