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BANGER

France, 2025, 90 minutes, Colour.

Vincent Cassel, Laura Felpin, Mister V, Alexis Manenti, Nina Zem.

Directed by So-Me.

This is a 90 minute French blend of comedy and police investigation undercover. The emphasis is on techno music which may be inspiring to the generation that enjoys it, as evident in the dance sequences in the clubs, but may be too much for those who are not into these beats, music and noise.

The initial focus is on Luis, a veteran who calls himself Scorpex, but on hard times, some gigs, and filling in as a prelude to a delayed younger professional, dragged off the stage, but denying that he is in decline. He also has clashes with his composer daughter.

And, as a surprise, he is played by Vincent Cassel who has immersed himself in such a variety of roles over more than 30 years – and letting himself go here with the music, the rhythms, rather enjoying himself.

He is picked by an undercover agent to infiltrate the scene, identify the Mister Big of drugs. Reluctantly, he does, meeting a variety of criminals, working on composition, clashing with the self-important fashion designer, ultimately succeeding, despite himself.

1. The title, the music, the clubs and audience?
2. The setting, the clubs, the studios, police officers, fashion shows…?
3. The techno music, the DJs, performances, clubs and dancing, creating melodies…?
4. The plot, the focus on Luis, his name of Scorpex, his age, experience, vanity, performance, writing the music? Relationship with his daughter, tense? His clash with Vestax, leading to the other criminals? Meeting Tabitha? His filling in, being carried of the stage, his determination?
5. Vestax, the new generation, artificial, not a composer, the links with criminals?
6. Rose and her associate, plan, confronting Luis in the shop, paying the money for his record, abducting him, the plan, to infiltrate?
7. The complexities of the plot, composing the lines, Molotov and his expectations, vest accent his enthusiasm, the range of scenes composing melodies, the bizarre sequence of the club, playing pool, naked?
8. Luis, with a camera, with the music, intruding into the meeting, the photograph, the drugs? The wrong villain? His having to return, continue with the music, the singer from Holland and her rapping, walking out, Tabitha and her rap, demands? Using his daughter’s melodies?
9. The final confrontation, the catwalk, Tabitha and her performance, his daughter as a model, Rose and the set-ups, as an assistant? The revelation that the villain loved fashion shows, identified, the confrontation, injuries to Luis, the successful investigation, and the reconciliation with his daughter?