Jacques Mesrine (played by Vincent Cassel) was a well-known criminal during the sixties and seventies. He did robbed banks, but also did other criminal activities. These two movies try to show the way Mesrine lived his life.
The first movie starts at the end of his life. He’s been declared public enemy number 1 in France and when the police find him they execute him, after which we go back in time, starting with his job in the French army. Continue reading →