The Code

– Dris is an ex-con, living in the borderline between a decent and a criminal life. He has a regular a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 56 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
The Code (2002)

Dris is an ex-con, living in the borderline between a decent and a criminal life. He has a regular and simple work and lives a simple life with his wife Lise and loves his family. However, his childhood friends from his Arab community, including his best friend Yanis, are mobsters and his brother is a small time delinquent. Yanis tries to bring Dris back to his gang, and uses his former lover Nina to seduce him, taking him to expensive places to feel the importance of big money. Dris fights against the temptation, but an event will route him back to Yanis' gang and in a fight between gangs with tragic consequences for the whole community.

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Release Date:

23 Oct 2002

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Manuel Boursinhac

Writer:

Bibi Naceri (original idea), Bibi Naceri (scenario and dialogue), Manuel Boursinhac (scenario and dialogue)

Main Actors:

Samuel Le Bihan, Samy Naceri, Clotilde Courau, Marie Guillard

Plot:

Dris is an ex-con, living in the borderline between a decent and a criminal life. He has a regular and simple work and lives a simple life with his wife Lise and loves his family. However, his childhood friends from his Arab community, including his best friend Yanis, are mobsters and his brother is a small time delinquent. Yanis tries to bring Dris back to his gang, and uses his former lover Nina to seduce him, taking him to expensive places to feel the importance of big money. Dris fights against the temptation, but an event will route him back to Yanis' gang and in a fight between gangs with tragic consequences for the whole community.

Production:

Gaumont

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.6/10
Metacritic:
44%