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Synopsis

When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find

Year1970
CountryFrance
Cinematic DNA
Melville was huge. The ritualistic aspect, the professionalism, the very specific details of the heist. Le Cercle rouge and Le Samouraï especially, their impact on Heat is undeniable.
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