In every big city, there is a part of town you don’t go into – where the only law is the law of the jungle. And it is here, in Rats & Rabbits, one hot summer’s night, that the Mayor is brutally assassinated. The spotlights swing onto the ghetto. Six misfits are caught in the glare, forced to perform a despairing and dangerous balancing act ; each needs the other but the rules of the game are clear – " every man for himself ".
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About
After working for years on music shows and videos, I wanted to move on and make a movie for and with actors. The original play by George F. Walker appealed to me. I thought its dark humor would be a good way to handle a general state of confusion that I felt was in the air. The characters are all practically hysterical, careering around like comic book characters, but still, they’re all looking for absolutes in a closed environment. I took great and admittedly rather perverse pleasure in following my actors around the streets of my home city, Montreal, with a hand-held camera, watching them bounce off the walls and wonder “Where the hell is the exit?”
Lewis Furey, Director
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Jean-Paul Hurier, Frédéric Attal, Simon Goulet
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Technical details
Feature film
Genres :
FictionProduction language :
EnglishCoproducer countries :
France, CanadaOriginal French-language productions :
UnspecifiedNationality :
Minority French (France, Canada)Production year :
1999French release :
05/04/2000Runtime :
1 h 30 minCurrent status :
ReleasedVisa number :
94.760Visa issue date :
16/03/2000Approval :
YesProduction formats :
35mmColor type :
ColorAspect ratio :
1.85Audio format :
Dolby DTSPosters (1)
