''Locked Out'' (, ) is a 2006 French film directed by and starring

Albert Dupontel Albert Dupontel (; born 11 January 1964) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Following his father's path, he studied medicine but eventually switched to theater, disillusioned by hospital life. He started his career as a stand-up ...

, and written by him in collaboration with Guillaume Laurant. In the film, a

homeless Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing. It includes living on the streets, moving between temporary accommodation with family or friends, liv ...

man witnesses the

suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, physical disorders, and substance abuse. Some suicides are impulsive acts driven by stress (such as from financial or ac ...

of a

police officer A police officer (also called policeman or policewoman, cop, officer or constable) is a Warrant (law), warranted law employee of a police, police force. In most countries, ''police officer'' is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. ...

. He proceeds to wear the dead man's uniform and starts impersonating him. The

impostor An impostor (also spelled imposter) is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often through means of disguise, deceiving others by knowingly falsifying one or more aspects of their identity. This is in contrast to someone that honestly belie ...

is tasked with investigating a

child abduction Child abduction or child theft is the unauthorized removal of a Minor (law), minor (a child under the age of Age of majority, legal adulthood) from the Child custody, custody of the child's Parent, natural parents or Legal guardian, legally appoi ...

case and with locating the missing child.

Plot

A glue-sniffing

person stumbles upon a policeman taking his own life and decides to put his abandoned uniform to good use. Initially this means using it to steal food from the police canteen but soon Roland discovers that wearing the uniform gives him certain powers and responsibilities, particularly tracking down the kidnapped child of a former porn star with whose picture he had fallen in love.

Cast

: Roland * Claude Perron: Marie *

Nicolas Marié Nicolas Marié is a French actor and writer. Theater Filmography Dubbing References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marie, Nicolas French male film actors Living people 20th-century French male actors 21st-century Frenc ...

: Duval-Riché *

Hélène Vincent Hélène Vincent (born 9 September 1943) is a French actress and stage director. Career She made her on-screen debut in 1969, with the movie ''Pierre et Paul'', directed by René Allio. A couple of years later, she had roles in prominent produc ...

: Madame Duval * Roland Bertin: Monsieur Duval *

Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations. Career She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in two movies: Sept pi� ...

: Gina * Bouli Lanners: Youssouf *

Bruno Lochet Bruno Lochet (born 18 October 1959) is a French actor. He is best known for playing in the cult TV series '' Les Deschiens'' (1993–2002), in which he played alongside Yolande Moreau. Theater Filmography Cinema Television Refe ...

: M'Burundé * Serge Riaboukine: Jean-Pierre Lascoumes *

Philippe Duquesne Philippe Duquesne (born 30 June 1965) is a French actor. Career He is best known for playing in the cult TV series '' Les Deschiens'' (1993–2002). In 2004, after the end of the show on Canal+, Yolande Moreau, his partner on screen, hired ...

: Indian * Lola Arnaud: Coquelicot * Dominique Bettenfeld: Sergeant Kur * Jackie Berroyer: sex-shop customer * Edouard Montoute: bus-driver *

Terry Gilliam Terrence Vance Gilliam ( ; born 22 November 1940) is an American-British filmmaker, comedian, collage film, collage animator, and actor. He gained stardom as a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe alongside John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Pa ...

: "fake baby" homeless person *

Terry Jones Terence Graham Parry Jones (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones a ...

: homeless person * Gustave de Kervern: policeman

References

External links

* 2000s French-language films 2006 films 2000s police films French comedy films Films directed by Albert Dupontel 2000s French films Films produced by Richard Grandpierre Films about homelessness Films about suicide Films about identity theft Films about child abduction {{2000s-France-film-stub