Mandibles

One of the delights of having the Bytowne Cinema back up in running in Ottawa is that the city gets exposed to European, Asian, Middle Eastern, etc. - films outside of the standard North American fare. Mandibles is a French Comedy about two losers, petty criminals, who are in need of some cash for basic existence. When Manu (Grégoire Ludig) gets offered a job to transport a briefcase from point A to point B, no questions asked, he jumps at the chance. He steals a car (because he doesn't have one or anything) and pulls in his good friend Jean-Gab (David Marsais) to share in the action. Think Harry and Marv from Home Alone, the wet bandits, and you get the idea. Well our two clowns discover a giant fly in the trunk of the stolen car. That's right, a fly the size of a mid sized dog, in the trunk of the car. Jean-Gab has the brilliant idea to train the fly to steal stuff for them, like food, and maybe even rob banks for them. It sounds ridiculous and it is! Goofy fun. Have a laugh, catch this one when you get a chance.