Edmond Vidal is one of the French underworld’s most notorious figures having led the Gang des Lyonnais to a spate of successful armed robberies in the 1970’s. Overcoming dangerous gang rivalries and battling with the police over many years, Vidal survived to enjoy the good life…until now. With his life-long friend Serge Suttel in trouble, Vidal gets drawn into one last job. But fighting against his own history, and facing a desperate situation, is this the end for Vidal? Based on true life, Gang Story is a gripping tale that shocks and thrills in equal measure.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Based on a true story, Gang Story (Les Lyonnais) is the epic tale of Edmond Vidal (Gérard Lanvin - Point Blank); one of the French underworld's most notorious figures having led the Gang des Lyonnais to a spate of successful armed robberies in the 1970s. Overcoming dangerous gang rivalries and battles with the police, Vidal survived to enjoy the good life...until now. With his life-long friend Serge Suttel (Tchéky Karyo - Bad Boys) in trouble, Vidal gets drawn into one last job. But fighting against his own history and facing a desperate situation, is this the end for Vidal? Taken from Edmond Vidal's book "Pour une poignée de cerises", Gang Story is a shocking, thrilling ride. Actors Gérard Lanvin, Tchéky Karyo, Daniel Duval, Dimitri Storoge, Patrick Catalifo, François Levantal, Francis Renaud, Lionnel Astier, Valeria Cavalli, Estelle Skornik, Olivier Chantreau, Stéphane Caillard, Florent Bigot de Nesles & Nicolas Gerout Director Olivier Marchal Certificate 15 years and over Year 2011 Languages French Subtitles English Duration 1 hour and 38 minutes (approx)
French-language drama in which a retired criminal is drawn away from the good life to take on one last job as a favour to a friend. Momon Vidal (Gérard Lanvin) and Serge Suttel (Tchéky Karyo) grew up together. From getting into trouble as boys for stealing cherries, they graduated to the slightly more serious crime of armed robbery and accumulated some wealth as part of the Gang des Lyonnais, before a failed job landed them both in prison. Since recovering his freedom, Momon has tended to his wife, Janou (Valeria Cavalli), and his grandchildren and found happiness in doing so. However, when the unreformed Serge begs him for help with a job, Momon agrees to come out of retirement. Returning to a past life of crime carries many perils, however...
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