Long synopsis : An amateur armed robber whose attractive victim is herself starting out in the armed robbery game. Two crooks who kidnap a teenager so suicidal she begs them to kill her - her father has no intention of paying the ransom anyway. A singer, abandoned by the muse, who steals the latest compositions of a more successful colleague. And finally... Four pensioners who abandon the safety of retirement and return to the joyful thrills of the criminal life. Four sets of characters, their fates shaped more by mishap and chance than their own desires. Four interlinked stories, all taking place in Paris, all connected by a very particular cafe. A place through which everyone passes but nobody stays. A place rich in the bittersweet memories of our characters’ pasts, and a place where - for some - the future is born.

Cast

• Anna Mouglalis, Edouard Baer, Jean Rochefort, Laurent Terzieff, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Bouli Lanners

Crew

• Producer(s): Olivier Delbosc , Marc Missonnier
• Director(s): Samuel Benchetrit
• Screenplay: Samuel Benchetrit
• DP: Olivier Delbosc , Marc Missonnier
• Editing: Sophie Reine
• Original Music: Dimitri Tikovoi
• Set Design: Nicolas Faure

• Original Title: J'AI TOUJOURS REVE D'ETRE UN GANGSTER
• Genre(s): Comedy, Drama


• Production company: FIDELITE FILMS, WILD BUNCH, VIRTUAL FILMS LIMITED
• Production date: 2007
• Language: French
• Duration: 112 min

• Festival del Film Locarno 2007
  
• Toronto International Film Festival 2007
  
• Rome International Film Festival 2007
  
• Viennale International Film Festival 2007
  
• Sevilla European Film Festival Festival 2007
  
• Sundance Film Festival 2008 - World Cinema - Dramatic
  Award(s) : Screenwriting Award
• International Film Festival Bratislava 2008
  
• Sydney Film Festival 2008
  
• Munich International Film Festival 2008
  
• Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2008
  
• Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2008
  
• CINEMANIA French Film Festival 2009