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La Taule (2000)

Dir: Alain Robak         Comedy / Drama       stars 2
Overview
La Taule is a French film comedy-drama first released in 2000, directed by Alain Robak.  The film stars Claude Brasseur, Olivier Martinez, Bernard Le Coq, Saïd Taghmaoui and Gilbert Melki.  It has also been released under the title: The Slammer.  Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.


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Synopsis
Under the cover of darkness, two men put into operation a meticulously planned escape from their prison.  To the surprise of the prison staff, one of the men ends up back in his cell.  The man is interrogated by the head warder and the prison governor, but he refuses to say a word about the breakout.  In fact, he hasn’t spoken at all throughout the entire time he has been incarcerated.  This incident coincides with the arrival of a new prisoner, a man who insists he has been wrongly convicted.  His anger adds to the growing mood of rebellion that is sweeping the prison.  After committing a series of disturbances, the prisoners are punished by not being allowed to watch a football match final.  This merely fuels the simmering resentment...


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Credits
  • Director: Alain Robak
  • Script: Laurent Baffie, Philippe Eineck, Jean-Marc Parisis
  • Photo: Bernard Déchet
  • Music: Thomas Schönberg
  • Cast: Claude Brasseur (Le maton chef), Olivier Martinez (Le muet), Bernard Le Coq (Le directeur), Saïd Taghmaoui (L’innocent), Gilbert Melki (Le flic), Chick Ortega (Branleur), Moussa Maaskri (Manouche), Michel B. Dupérial (P’tit gris), Christian Zanetti (Le travelo), Stéphane Guillon (Dingo), Jean-Marie Juan (Le maton parfumé), Georges Staquet (Sanseau), Vincent Schmitt (Le maton vanneur), Hervé Rey (L’homo), Jacques Le Carpentier (Le musculo), Olivier Achard (La fine gueule), Gérard Bôle du Chaumont (Crado), Rémy Roubakha (Gameleur), Tchee (Dong Dong)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: The Slammer


 
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