Synopsis
Alex is a prison guard at the Santé prison. His daily life is a routine mix of dealing with inmates’ scams, gang bosses’ bullying tactics and enjoying couch-potato evenings with his wife Louise. It’s a question of habit. But his prison guard uniform masks his unfulfilled dreams of escape and is a sign of his resignation. As though making amends for his petty criminal past, he’s condemned himself to spend his life in jail.
From one day to the next, Alex is transferred to the prison’s VIP cells. He regrets having to leave behind his colleague and friend René. It’s a whole new world: the new area is like a cushy hotel for deviant jet-setters. There industrialists caught with their hands in the till and major forgers benefit from the special privileges that their rank provides. As payoff, the guards readily accept tips on the side. Because he refuses to bend to the established rules, Alex attracts the suspicion of the other guards and sparks the interest of one of the prisoner, a certain B...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (32)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : MACT Productions
- Co-productions : STUDIOCANAL, TF1 Films Production
- French distribution : Quinta Communications
Full credits (18)
- Executive Producer : Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre
- Screenwriters : Laurent Firode, Jean-Marie Chevret
- Director of Photography : Bruno Romiguière
- Music Composer : Yvan Cassar
- Assistant Director : Olivier Azam
- Editor : Didier Ranz
- Sound recordists : Didier Codoul, Stéphane Reichart
- Costume designers : Cécile Dulac, Chouchane Abello-Tcherpachian
- Sound Assistant : Jacques Sans
- Assistant Operators : Nicolas Loir, Sébastien Saadoun, Jean-Paul Vallorani
- Production Manager : Philippe Hagege
- Press Attachés (film) : André-Paul Ricci, Tony Arnoux, Christopher Robba
- Assistant editor : Lise Roure
- Continuity supervisor : Frédérique Jacomet
- Production Designer : Bruno Beaugé
- Foley artist : Éric Grattepain
- Sound Mixer : Stéphane Thiébaut
- Unit Production Manager : Philippe Godefroy
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
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