Like a Fish Out of Water

Year: 1999

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: French

Director: Hervé Hadmar

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A seductive femme fatale (Monica Bellucci) teams with two con men—one cold as ice, the other who enjoys “icing” his victims—to recruit an unsuspecting, mild‑mannered man for a plot to steal a rare, valuable fish. They plan to sell it back to its grieving owner for a large profit, a nod to “sleeping with the fishes.” Tchéky Karyo, Michel Muller and Dominique Pinon co‑star.

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