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The Pimp

The Pimp

Comedy · 2010

A mild-mannered banker is forced to masquerade as a notorious gangster and pimp.

Movie details

The Pimp

2010 Comedy 1h 30m

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

A mild-mannered banker is forced to masquerade as a notorious gangster and pimp.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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Who fights over The Pimp?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Pascal Bourdiaux

Written by

Vincent Lambert

José Garcia

José Garcia

Ace / Chapelle

Gilbert Melki

Gilbert Melki

Tiago Mendès

Carmen Maura

Carmen Maura

La mère

Arsène Mosca

Arsène Mosca

Sami

Jo Prestia

Jo Prestia

Marco

Catalina Denis

Catalina Denis

Luna

Alain Fromager

Alain Fromager

Marzin

Court is in session

Put The Pimp on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.