Ball and Chain
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Production year2001
French release10/04/2002
Runtime1 h 44 min
Synopsis
“It’s the story of two guys, Moltès, a mob boss, and Reggio, a screw.
Like all mob bosses, Moltès winds up in prison. With Reggio’s help, he gets to play lotto every week and one day he hits the jackpot.
Reggio’s wife leaves for Africa, playing at being a volunteer nurse for a rally. What has she done with the winning ticket?
Moltès escapes, obliging Reggio to came along with him. They head for Bamako.
It’s also the story of: Turk, Moltès’s sworn enemy; his bodyguard, a giant with steel teeth; a large unhinged wheel; rebel Tuareg; a mad chase across the desert…
It’s the story of two guys that nothing will drive apart.”
Credits
Actors (34)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : La Petite Reine
- Co-productions : France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Warner Bros. (France)
- Line production : Agora Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : France tv distribution
- French distribution : Warner Bros. (France)
Full credits (18)
- Executive Producer : Thomas Langmann
- Screenwriters : Matt Alexander, Thomas Langmann, Dominique Mézerette, Manuel Delilez
- Director of Photography : Jean-Pierre Sauvaire
- Music Composers : Jean-Louis Viale, Robert Basarte
- Assistant Director : Christophe Vassort
- Editor : Philippe Bourgueil
- Sound Recordist : Dominique Warnier
- Costume designer : Chattoune
- Line Producers : Bénédicte Bellocq, Souad Lamriki, Jacques-Eric Strauss, Fabienne Tsaï
- Assistant Operators : Christophe Paturange, Manuel Teran, Vincent Mathias, François Adler, Maxime Héraud, Malek Krimed, Maxime Cointe
- Production Manager : Jean-Marc Deschamps
- Press Attachés (film) : Dominique Segall, Astrid Gavard
- Sound editors : Sélim Azzazi, Laurent Kossayan, Pascale Fenouillet
- Assistant editors : Christel Dewynter, Anne Frey
- Continuity supervisor : Anne Wermelinger
- Production Designer : Carlos Conti
- Sound mixers : Laurent Kossayan, Jacques Thomas-Gérard
- Still Photographer : Jean-Marie Leroy
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France (80.0%), Great Britain (20.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
