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2005 Certificate 15
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ANGEL-A follows self-described liar and shady businessman Andre (Jamel Debbouze), who is down on his luck and owes Parisian gangsters money. In a desperate and weak state, Andre finds himself on the edge of one of the City of Light's majestic bridges, ready to plunge into the river below. After one last look around him, he .. Read more

Starring Serge Riaboukine, Jamel Debbouze, Gilbert Melki, Rie Rasmussen
Director Luc Besson
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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ANGEL-A follows self-described liar and shady businessman Andre (Jamel Debbouze), who is down on his luck and owes Parisian gangsters money. In a desperate and weak state, Andre finds himself on the edge of one of the City of Light's majestic bridges, ready to plunge into the river below. After one last look around him, he catches sight of a statuesque blonde woman, tears streaking down her gorgeous face, also standing on the ledge just a few feet away. She makes Andre forget about his problems for a moment, and he pleads with her not to jump. She does anyway, and he goes in after her, dragging her to safety. The damsel-in-distress, Angela (Rie Rasmussen), insists on hanging around Andre, doing whatever he tells her, as a way to pay him back for saving her life. Finding it hard to say no to her, and resisting her mesmerizing beauty, he recruits her, somewhat begrudgingly, to help him figure out how to settle his debts. What Andre soon discovers is that meeting Angela was no accident, and that they both need saving, not just from death, but also from themselves.


ANGEL-A boasts entertaining performances by Debbouze as the scrappy and quick-tempered Andre and Rasmussen as the optimistic and unassumingly wise and playful Angela. The unlikely pair sparkle onscreen together. ANGEL-A is beautifully filmed, with the black-and-white cinematography capturing all that is engaging and romantic about Paris.

Starring Serge Riaboukine, Jamel Debbouze, Gilbert Melki, Rie Rasmussen
Director Luc Besson
Studio OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 27 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 31 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: French
Blu-ray: French
Subtitles DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
Released DVD: 29 Jan 2007
Blu-ray: 14 Sep 2009
Production year: 2005
Format DVD

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  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Brilliant

    the images are amazing, the black and white photography works really well. humour and not boring at all. Debouze is very good.

      • A customer from England
      • Posted 30 Apr 2007 19:15

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