Le Boulet

Le Boulet is a French action-comedy film directed by Alain Berbérian and Frédéric Forestier, released in 2002. Plot Moltès, a killer in prison, plays the lottery every week and sends the tickets with Reggio, a guard, so that the latter's wife, Pauline, can have them validated. One day the ticket is a winner, but Pauline is at a car rally in Africa, unknowingly carrying the ticket with her. Moltès wanting to recover his due, escapes and forces Reggio (the guard) to accompany him. However, he becomes the target of his nemesis, another gangster nicknamed "The Turk" (whose brother was killed by Moltès), and his bodyguard named Requin, a giant with teeth of steel. Cast Gérard Lanvin as Gérard Moltès Benoît Poelvoorde as Francis Reggio José Garcia as Mustapha Amel, a.k.a. "The Turk" Djimon Hounsou as Detective Youssouf Rossy de Palma as Pauline Reggio Jean Benguigui as Saddam, the store keeper Gary Tiplady as Requin The Giant Gérard Darmon as Kowalski Stomy Bugsy as Malian guy #1 as Malian guy #2 Omar Sy as Malian guy #3 Nicolas Anelka as Nicolas, the football player Nicolas Koretzky as Jean Monthieux Jamel Debbouze as Desert Prison Guard Production Shooting took place in Paris and North Africa.