Ritchie Rocknrolla

RocknRolla is a British crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, and starring Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Strong and Thandie Newton. In London, a real-estate scam puts millions of pounds up for grabs, attracting some of the city's scrappiest tough guys and its more established underworld types, all of whom are looking to get rich quick. While the city's seasoned criminals vie for the cash, an unexpected player - a drugged out rock 'n' roller presumed to be dead but very much alive.

Lenny Cole, a London mob boss, puts the bite on all local real estate transactions. For substantial fees, he's helping Uri Omovich, a Russian developer. As a sign of good faith, Omovich loans Cole a valuable painting, promptly stolen off Cole's wall. While Cole's men, led by the dependable Archie, look for the canvas, three local petty criminals, the Wild Bunch, steal money from the Russian using inside information from his accountant, the lovely Stella. Meanwhile, a local drug-addled rocker, Johnny Quid, is reported drowned, and his connection to Cole is the key to unraveling the deceits and double crosses of life in the underworld.

Synopsis : Caïd londonien, Lenny travaille à l'ancienne. Ce qui ne l'empêche pas de savoir à qui graisser la patte et de pouvoir faire pression sur n'importe quel ministre, promoteur immobilier ou malfrat en vue. D'un simple coup de fil, Lenny est capable de soulever des montagnes. Mais comme le lui dit Archy, son fidèle lieutenant, Londres est en train de changer : les mafieux des pays de l'Est, comme les petits voyous, cherchent tous à bouleverser les règles du milieu. Désormais, c'est toute la pègre londonienne, des gros bonnets aux petits poissons, qui tente de se remplir les poches en se disputant le coup du siècle. Mais c'est Johnny Quid, rock star toxico qu'on croyait mort, qui a les cartes bien en main…