I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster

Pivoting around a Parisian out-of-the-way highway cafe, four stories of ambitious criminal aspirations intersect, as a motley crew of deliciously maladroit criminals cross paths. Gino, the down-and-out and considerably unprepared petty thief, orchestrates a stick-up, only to realise that others, too, have had the same plan. Then, the pair of companions and inept first-time kidnappers, Leon and Paul, summon up the courage to abduct Malaury, the troubled daughter of an affluent businessman; nevertheless, they bit off more than they could chew. In the following segment, two friends and lead singers past their prime, Alain Bashung and Arno, meet at the remote diner, and, much to their surprise, they find out that none is willing to let bygones be bygones. Finally, in the last vignette, a weary quintet of septuagenarian former gangsters is forced to confront an ever-changing new world, depending, solely, on their admirable camaraderie. However, have they all wanted to be a gangster?