Dead Weight

AL
1h 47m
2002
5.8 /10 (389)

Overview

After winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket.

Country : France, United Kingdom
Genre : Comedy
Languages : Français
Released Date: 2002-04-10

Top Billed Cast

Benoît Poelvoorde

Francis Reggio

Gérard Lanvin

Gérard Moltès

José Garcia

Mustapha Amel, aka "The Turk"

Djimon Hounsou

Detective Youssouf

Rossy de Palma

Pauline Reggio

Jean Benguigui

Saddam

Gary Tiplady

Requin, the Giant

Gérard Darmon

Kowalski

Stomy Bugsy

Malian guy

Marco Prince

Malian guy

Omar Sy

Malian guy

Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas, the football player

Nicolas Koretzky

Jean Monthieux

Luq Hamet

Nurse

Frédéric Merlo

Parking attendant

Jacky Lambert

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