François, a small-time drug dealer, dreams of starting a new life as the official distributor of Mr. Freeze ice pops in the Maghreb region. However, he discovers that his mother Dany has lost all his savings gambling. An opportunity to acquire the needed capital arises when he is sent on a drug-buying mission to Spain by Poutine, the erratic kingpin of the city. But François's entourage gets involved, which soon disrupts everyone's plans.
The project was announced on 25 April 2017 by Isabelle Adjani in an interview with Grazia magazine. The actress described it as "pretty crazy" and revealed that Vincent Cassel and Oulaya Amamra would also be involved.[4]
Reception
Critical response
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10.[5] On French website Allociné, the film has a critic approval rating of 3.6/5 based on 34 reviews and a viewer approval rating of 3.5/5.[6] Théo Ribeton of French magazine Les Inrockuptibles praised the humour and confidence of director Romain Gavras, comparing the film to Guy Ritchie's early work.[7] In a less enthusiastic review, Corentin Lê of CinéSéries called the plot line "predictable."[8]
Peter Debruge of Variety called the film a "crowd-pleasing Tarantino-esque crime saga."[9] Phil Hoad of The Guardian review wrote that with this film "Gavras has seized his chance, staging this uptempo, carnivalesque crime pic with panache and wit."[10] David Ehrlich of IndieWire called the film "the best movie that Guy Ritchie never made."[11]
