Rent The Informant (2013)
3.3 of 5 from 69 ratings
1h 51min
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- Synopsis:
In order to free his family from financial worries, Marc Duval (Gilles Lellouche), a Frenchman expatriated to Gibraltar, becomes a spy for French customs. From petty trafficking to shady cargo, he progressively wins the trust of Claudio Lanfredi (Riccardo Scamarcio), a powerful cocaine importer tied to the dangerous Columbian cartels. This in-depth immersion in the world of drug trafficking forces Marc to take increasing risks, but, as he rises in the cartel hierarchy, he also discovers easy money, temptation and a luxury lifestyle. Permanently living on a knife edge, only his lies keep him alive. When the English customs join the game to arrest Lanfredi, it becomes even more dangerous and Marc's family risks paying the ultimate price. - Actors:
- Gilles Lellouche, Tahar Rahim, Riccardo Scamarcio, Raphaëlle Agogué, Mélanie Bernier, Philippe Nahon, Aidan Devine, Vlasta Vrana, Joe Cobden, Youssef Hajdi, Jean-Philippe Puymartin, Romano Orzari, Christopher B. MacCabe, John Ralston, Alban Lenoir, Aymen Saïdi, Kahina Carina, Bernard Lincot, Jorge Casalduero, Mohid Abid
- Directors:
- Julien Leclercq
- Producers:
- Claude Léger, Dimitri Rassam, Jonathan Vanger
- Writers:
- Abdel Raouf Dafri, Marc Fiévet
- Aka:
- Gibraltar
- Studio:
- Kaleidoscope Home Ent.
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/08/2014
- Run Time:
- 116 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo, French
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (1) of The Informant
Decent, if at times confusing, French drug trafficker thriller set in Gibraltar in 1987 - The Informant review by PV
This is supposedly based on a true story, from a novel called GIBRALTAR and the film was called that in French - I suspect the name was changed as it does seem to pin blame or incompetence at the door of the British customs authorities there.
It's a decent enough thriller though one has to pay attention as the rival gangs operate - French, Irish, British - or it can be confusing.
Believable events - portraying all the deals the big fish do with national customs.
Best watched with the great TV drama NARCOS, the story of Pablo Escobar who gets a mention here re a cocaine shipment from south America.
4 stars
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