The Swindle (1997)

Original title

Rien ne va plus

Directed by

Claude Chabrol

Genre

comedy film, crime film

Country

France, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R18+

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 97 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pair of small-time con artists make a living by stealing small amounts from business travelers. When the woman convinces her partner to pull off a bigger heist, they end up stealing millions from a group of money launderers and must outwit the gangsters who come after them.

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What happens

The Swindle (French: Rien ne va plus) is a 1997 French crime comedy film, directed by Claude Chabrol that stars Isabelle Huppert and Michel Serrault. The film initially focuses on a duo of con-artists who habitually prey on delegates in business conventions. They satisfy themselves with stealing only small amounts of each victim's property. The woman of the pair eventually decides to perform a more ambitious heist, and the duo steals millions from money launderers. When apprehended by the gangsters, they fool them by returning only part of the stolen money. The con-artists now have to face each other for possession of the remaining money. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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