Synopsis
This film opens with a shot of a male corpse lying on the second floor of a grand cathedral wearing a pair of white shoes. Our unlikely hero is the ?ctopus?(le poulpe), a tough-talking, black-leather jacket wearing wise guy. The Octopus (Jean-Pierre Darroussin) is on a search for 6,000 francs. With his girlfriend Cheryl (Clotilde Courou) in tow, the Octopus is on a mission. But everywhere these two go, trouble seems to follow. As soon as they reach Cheryl? hometown, they run into a string of dead bodies and their search for cash leads them to a very unsavory world. Adapted from a French thriller book series, Le Poulpe is an entertaining amalgamation of black humor, profanity and subtle word play. (Zeong Chosin)