''Louise Hires a Contract Killer'' (french: Louise-Michel) is a 2008 French comedy film written and directed by

Gustave de Kervern Gustave Kervern (born 27 August 1962), also known as Gustave de Kervern and Gustave K/Vern, is a French actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaboration with Benoît Delépine. Life and career In 2004 he wrote, directed, ...

and Benoît Delépine. The film won the

Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario The Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario is a French film award created in 2007 by the French Screenwriters Guild (''La Guilde Française des Scénaristes''), a trade association which represents more than 350 screenwriters working in the film, televi ...

for Best Original Screenplay in 2009.

Cast

Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations. Career She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in two movies: Sept pi� ...

as Louise Ferrand * Bouli Lanners as Michel Pinchon *

Benoît Poelvoorde Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian. Early life His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Jesuit Boarding School of Godinne before ...

as Guy *

Albert Dupontel Albert Dupontel (; born 11 January 1964) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Following his father's path, he studied medicine but eventually switched to theater, disillusioned by hospital life. He started his career as a stand-u ...

as Miro *

Miss Ming Miss Ming (born Candy Ming; 3 November 1990), also known as Candy Rainbow, is a French actress, writer and singer. Career She uses the nickname ''Candy Rainbow'' when she is a songwriter and the name Miss Ming when she is an actress. Benoît D ...

as Jennifer *

Catherine Hosmalin Catherine Hosmalin is a French actress. Personal life While promoting the movie "Mince Alors", Hosmalin told to Laurent Ruquier Laurent Hugues Emmanuel Ruquier (; born 24 February 1963) is a French television presenter, radio host and com ...

as Madame Pinchon * Francis Kuntz as Frambard *

Philippe Katerine Philippe Blanchard (; born 8 December 1968), known professionally as Philippe Katerine, is a French singer-songwriter, actor, director and writer who began his career in 1991. Some of his popular singles include "Mon cœur balance", "Je vous em ...

as The singer

Critical reception

The film was well received by the critics. Review aggregator

Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang ...

reports that 81% of 16 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 6.4/10.

References

External links

* 2008 films 2008 comedy films French comedy films 2000s French-language films Films directed by Gustave Kervern Films directed by Benoît Delépine 2000s French films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub