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Une pure affaire (2011)

88 min

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Directors

Alexandre Coffre

Cast

François Damiens, Pascale Arbillot, Laurent Lafitte, Gilles Cohen, Didier Flamand, Nicolas Marié, Élise Larnicol

A lawyer who is easily pushed around at work finds a bag of cocaine and decides to sell it.

The story

David Pelame is an unremarkable lawyer who is easily pushed around by his most ruthless rival at the firm. One evening, while walking his dog, he finds a bag full of cocaine. Unsure what to do with it, he decides to sell it, guided by a highly subjective idea of what dealing entails.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

David Pelame, an unremarkable lawyer, easily lets himself be pushed around by his most ruthless rival at the firm. One evening, while walking his dog, he finds a bag full of cocaine. At first, unsure what to do with it, he decides to sell the goods, with a very subjective idea of what being a dealer entails. Although his family life becomes more pleasant and his relationship with his wife more tender, at the firm he gains a certain confidence that helps him deal better with others—and, as a bonus, get rid of his rival. However, he faces disapproval of his new line of work, but the money is so easy to earn that everyone gets into the business. Then one day, the person the bag and its contents belong to turns up…

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