Dobermann (1997)

Director:

Jan Kounen

Writer:

Joël Houssin (writer)

Release Date:

18 June 1997 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers...

Plot Keywords:

Police Officer Killed | Doberman | Family Held Hostage | Deaf Girl | Psycho Cop

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Vincent Cassel	...	Yann Le Pentrec aka Dobermann
Tchéky Karyo	...	Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini
Monica Bellucci	...	Nathalie / Nat the gipsy
Antoine Basler	...	Jean-Claude Ayache, dit "Moustique"
Dominique Bettenfeld	...	Elie Frossard, dit "l'abbé"
Pascal Demolon	...	Lefèvre
Marc Duret	...	Inspecteur Baumann
Romain Duris	...	Manu
François Levantal	...	Leo
Ivan Merat-Barboff	...	Silverberg
Stéphane Metzger	...	Olivier Brachet, dit Sonia
Chick Ortega	...	Jacky Sueur aka Pitbull
Patrick Rocca	...	Commissaire Clodarec
Florence Thomassin	...	Florence
Roland Amstutz	...	Jo Hell (Oncle Joe vieux)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong violence and language, and for drug use and sexuality.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English | Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Germany:18 (nf) | Ireland:(Banned) | Italy:VM14 | Mexico:C | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | South Korea:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Canal de l'Ourq, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Cameo: [Gaspar Noé]man making a doner kebab for Cristini

Quotes:

Yann Le Pentrec aka Dobermann: [shoving Cristini's head out of the high speed moving car onto the road] Free shave tonight

Movie Connections:

References Trainspotting (1996)

Soundtrack:

Dobermann (Bienvenue dans le chaos)

All out onslaught

Most movies portray comic book characters as farcical and ultimately silly people in tight fitting spandex. The films are often a joke. It is amazing how Hollywood could, for example, make a total wimp out of Batman. This film is French, and made by the man who did Vibroboy. This is an example of how films should be made: this is an Auteur-film! Everything in the movie is morally deplorable, and therefore right on the money! Dobermann is not supposed to be sympathetic to begin with! The violence is explicit and highly stylized, but still gripping: the scene where the detective's head is scraped across the road is amazing. What do people expect: this movie is for a hard-boiled audience, and others can check out Disney if they want likeable characters and happy endings. If, on the other hand, you like a movie with balls and one that is not afraid to show sex and violence in the extreme with wonderfully weird characters and a director who knows his business, then you should see this and be amazed, from the opening scene until the final credits. A great film.