''Assassin(s)'' is a 1997 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed, co-written, and co-edited by

Mathieu Kassovitz Mathieu Kassovitz (; born 3 August 1967) is a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company. He has won three César Awards: Most Promising Actor for '' See How They ...

, who also stars as Max. It was entered into the

1997 Cannes Film Festival The 50th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1997. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to '' Ta'm e guilass'' by Abbas Kiarostami and '' Unagi'' by Shohei Imamura. Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies. The festival opened with ...

Cast

Michel Serrault Michel Serrault (24 January 1928 – 29 July 2007) was a French stage and film actor who appeared from 1954 until 2007 in more than 130 films. Life and career His first professional job was in a touring production in Germany of Molière's '' Les ...

as Mr. Wagner *

as Max *

Hélène de Fougerolles Hélène Christine Marie Rigoine de Fougerolles (; born 25 February 1973) is a French actress who was twice nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress (known as the French Oscar) for Arthur Joffé's ''Let There Be Light'' (1998) ...

as Hélène *

Danièle Lebrun Danièle Lebrun (born 24 July 1937) is a French actress. Theater Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebrun, Daniele 1937 births Living people French film actresses French stage actresses People from Ardèche 2 ...

as Max's Mother *

Léa Drucker Léa Drucker (born 23 January 1972) is a French actress. Early life Born in Caen, Normandy, she is the niece of television presenter Michel Drucker, and of ex-president of M6 Jean Drucker. Her father Jacques is a medical doctor, and her mot ...

as Léa * Mehdi Benoufa as Mehdi * Robert Gendreu as Mr. Vidal *

François Levantal François Levantal (born 14 October 1960) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1986. Filmography Theater Music videos External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Levantal, Francois 1960 births Living people F ...

as Inspector

References

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* * 1997 films 1997 crime drama films 1990s French-language films French crime drama films Films about contract killing Films directed by Mathieu Kassovitz Films scored by Carter Burwell Features based on short films 1990s French films {{crime-drama-film-stub