Jacques Mesrine, last of the great French gangsters, was declared Public Enemy Number One during his lifetime. He regularly finished atop the list of newsmakers in opinion polls. His spectacular death, shot full of holes by police at close range in the middle of Paris, put the crowning touch on his legend. Nearly thirty years after his demise in 1979, the myth of Jacques Mesrine is very much alive. Now, for the first time, this ambitious project brings his life to the big screen. At once a thriller and a biopic, the project is shot through with action and emotion, yet remains as faithful as possible to factual reality. Far from making a model or superhero out of Mesrine, the film portrays the character in all its complexity, including the darkest aspects. What will emerge is the story of the man behind the icon.
Les spectaculaires actions criminelles de Jacques Mesrine que les médias introniseront «Ennemi public n°1» et que toutes les polices de France traqueront sans répit jusqu'à sa mort.
De retour de la guerre d'Algérie, Jacques Mesrine refuse le travail que lui propose son père. Avec un ami d'enfance, il commence sa carrière de voyou auprès de Guido, le parrain local. Il prendra rapidement du galon, entre cambriolages et évasions spectaculaires. Et ce malgré les suppliques de sa première épouse, une Espagnole qui lui donnera 3 enfants. Avec Jeanne Schneider, en revanche, il vivra une romance à la Bonnie and Clyde avant de devenir en France l'ennemi public n° 1.
Mesrine : L'Instinct de mort
