The Code (2002)
La mentale
116 min
Dris is an ex-con, living in the borderline between a decent and a criminal life. He has a regular and simple work and lives a simple life with his wife Lise and loves his family. However, his childhood friends from his Arab community, including his best friend Yanis, are mobsters and his brother is a small time delinquent. Yanis tries to bring Dris back to his gang, and uses his former lover Nina to seduce him, taking him to expensive places to feel the importance of big money. Dris fights against the temptation, but an event will route him back to Yanis' gang and in a fight between gangs with tragic consequences for the whole community.
- Release date
- October 22, 2002
- Country of origin
- France
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Cast
- Samy Naceri as Yanis
- Samuel Le Bihan as Dris
- Clotilde Courau as Nina
- Michel Duchaussoy as Fèche
- Philippe Nahon as Simon
- Francis Renaud as Niglo
- Marie Guillard as Lise
- Bibi Naceri as Rouquin
- Elisabeth Margoni as Evelyne
- Lucien Jean-Baptiste as Foued
- Frédéric Pellegeay as Grib
- Adrien Saint-Joré as José
- David Saracino as Mel
- Jean-Pierre Lazzerini as Henry
- Stéphane Ferrara as Prosper
Crew
- Manuel Boursinhac · Director
- Bibi Naceri · Writer
- Manuel Boursinhac · Writer
- Alain Goldman · Producer
- Sook Yhun · Producer
- Thierry Robin · Composer
- Kevin Jewison · Cinematographer
- Hélène de Luze · Editor
- Swan Pham · Casting director
- Nikos Meletopoulos · Production designer