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King of Escape (The)

Country: France, Language: French, 93 mins

Original Title

Le Roi de L'evasion
  • Director: Alain Guiraudie
  • Writer: Alain Guiraudie; Laurent Lunetta
  • Producer: Sonia Buchman; Nicolas De La Mothe

CGiii Comment

The premise kind of stinks...

A plump, aging gay man rescues a 16 year old girl from being raped...and then, from her locked bedroom.....they embark on a sexual relationship while he still fucks older men...awful.

An ill-conceived, clumsily directed, pointless piece of nonsense.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Armand, a man who sells farm machines in the country, is a popular middle-aged homosexual. Just as he was getting sick of life, he falls in love with a young girl called, Curlie, and goes on the run from her parents and the police.

Cast & Characters

Ludovic Berthillot as Armand Lacourtade;
Hafsia Herzi as Curly Durandot;
Pierre Laur as Robert Rapaille;
Luc Palun as Daniel Durandot;
Pascal Aubert as Paul, le patron;
Francois Clavier as Le commissaire;
Bruno Valayer as Jean-Jacques;
Jean Toscan as Jean;
Mauricette Gourdon as Mme Rapaille;
Georges Vaur as Le vieux garagiste;
Jeanine Canezin as Marinette;
Jean-Pierre Roane as Le patron du bar;
Melha Bossard as Mme Durandot;
Fabrice Poulain as Un policier;
Frederic Felder as Un policier