The Good and the Bad

The Good and the Bad

1976120 min5.6 / 10

A darkly comedic crime caper set in occupied Paris that transforms petty theft into political resistance, balancing camaraderie and moral complexity.

The film follows the exploits of Jacques, a car-mechanic turned pro-thief, and his Jewish co-conspirator Simon as their robberies, beginning well before the Second World War, take on a political coloration under the occupation.

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