Like a Fish Out of Water

Like a Fish Out of Water

1999•1h 30m•4.9/10

ComedyCrimeThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.9/10(14)

A seductive femme fatale (Monica Bellucci) and two con men -- one cool as ice, and one who just likes to "ice" his victims -- enlist a mild-mannered, unsuspecting man in their mission to steal a rare and valuable fish. They plan to sell it back to its grieving owner at an enormous profit (talk about "sleeping with the fishes!"). Tcheky Karyo, Michel Muller and Dominique Pinon co-star.

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Production

Carrère Groupe, Canal+

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

B. B.

Monica Bellucci

Monica Bellucci

Myrtille

Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Melvin

Michel Muller

Michel Muller

Désiré

José Garcia

José Garcia

Gérard Ismaël

Gérard Ismaël

Nadir

Beatrice Palme

Beatrice Palme

Boss's wife

André Pousse

André Pousse

'Le Faucheur'

Mehmet Ulusoy

Mehmet Ulusoy

Le caïd

Karine Nuris

Zirek

Zirek

Ramdah

Jean-Claude Bouillon

Jean-Claude Bouillon

Le directeur de l'hôtel

Jean-Luc Horvais

Le maître d'hôtel

Frankie Pain

Frankie Pain

La dame sur la plage (uncredited)

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