Having picked up considerable praise at various festivals Mesrine: Killer Instinct is finally coming to Britain. Shot back to back with the second part (L’Ennemi Public No. 1), the first instalment of Jean-Francois Richet’s crime biography of Jacques Mesrine hits UK cinemas on 7th August:
Inspired by the life of France’s most notorious criminal, MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT charts the rise and fall of the often marvelled, yet utterly ruthless gangster Jacques Mesrine. The films follow the incredible series of hold ups, prison breaks, and kidnappings throughout the 60s and 70s.
A rather exciting new UK trailer can be found below the break. It certainly looks to be an energetic and suitably sexy French take on the gangster biography with Vincent Cassel’s commanding presence in the lead. Je suis vraiment excité.
Part 2 looks set to follow on the 28th August.
These are already out on Blu-ray in the Netherlands, lucky us.
Lucky indeed, you'd think they could've just popped a couple of prints on the Eurostar for us months ago...