Workers for the Good Lord (2000)

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Country: France
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release: 2000-03-08
Director: Jean-Claude Brisseau
Writers: Jean-Claude Brisseau
Language: French
Stars: Stanislas Merhar , Raphaële Godin , Emile Abossolo M’bo , Coralie Revel , Paulette Dubost , Philippe Caroit , Christian Pernet , Romain R’Bibo , Samir Fouzari , Abder-Kader Dahou
Runtime: 107 min
Awards: 1 nomination
AKA: Os Indigentes do Bom Deus (Brazil) , Workers for the Good Lord (United States of America) , Les savates du bon Dieu , Les savates du bon Dieu (France, French Republic) , Die armen Leute und der liebe Gott (Germany) , God's Little Footlings , Ангелы Фреда (Russian Federation)
Plot: Fred is a generous guy .He gives all his savings to the needy:but saints are a nuisance to live with at home ,and in the world we live in,it takes a lot of faith and a total commitment to succeed;no compromise is possible:his wife can't go on living like that and his boss fires him.He could take to the road ,but he does not have faith.So he turns into a modern Robin Hood ,stealing from the rich and giving to the poor ; with his new girlfriend, they become idealized Bonnie and Clyde. Maguette,the mysterious black man they meet along the way, brings his strange wisdom;he tries to deal with the golden rules of society ,just to prove how absurd they may be: a royal heir in his native Africa,he can turn into a lawyer or into a chief inspector of schools.
IMDB:tt0234663