The World Is Yours (film)

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The World Is Yours
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Romain Gavras
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  • Charles-Marie Anthonioz
  • Mourad Belkeddar
  • Jean Duhamel
  • Nicolas Lhermitte
  • Vincent Mazel
  • Hugo Sélignac
  • Paul-Dominique Vacharasinthu
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Cinematography André Chémétoff
Edited by Benjamin Weill
Production
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  • Iconoclast
  • Chi-Fou-Mi Productions
  • StudioCanal
  • NJJ Entertainment
  • Tribus P Films
  • 120 Films
Distributed by StudioCanal
Release dates
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  • 12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) (Cannes)
  • 15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) (France)
Running time
 101 minutes
Country France
Language French
Box office $2.7 million[1]

The World Is Yours (French: Le Monde est à toi) is a 2018 French crime comedy film co-written and directed by Romain Gavras. It stars Karim Leklou, Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Cassel, Oulaya Amamra, François Damiens and Philippe Katerine. It was selected to screen at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3]

The leitmotif is Daniel Balavoine's song "La vie ne m'apprend rien".

Synopsis

François, a small-time drug dealer, dreams of starting a new life as the official distributor of Mr. Freeze ice pops in the Maghreb region. However, he discovers that his mother Dany has lost all his savings gambling. He then tries to start anew by associating with Poutine, the erratic kingpin of the city, for a scheme in Spain. But François's entourage gets involved, which soon disrupts everyone's plans.

Cast

Production

The project was announced on 25 April 2017 by Isabelle Adjani in an interview with Grazia magazine. The actress described it as "pretty crazy" and revealed that Vincent Cassel and Oulaya Amamra would also be involved.[4]

Reception

Critical response

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Peter Debruge of Variety called the film a "crowd-pleasing Tarantino-esque crime saga."[9] Phil Hoad of The Guardian review wrote that with this film "Gavras has seized his chance, staging this uptempo, carnivalesque crime pic with panache and wit."[10] David Ehrlich of IndieWire called the film "the best movie that Guy Ritchie never made."[11]

Award nominations

References

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External links

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