Louise Hires a Contract Killer

2008 film directed by Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine
Movie film Q1125611
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Louise Hires a Contract Killer

Summary

Louise Hires a Contract Killer is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Louise Hires a Contract Killer received the Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Originality[3].
  • Louise Hires a Contract Killer's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Louise Hires a Contract Killer was directed by Benoît Delépine[5].
  • Louise Hires a Contract Killer was directed by Gustave de Kervern[6].
  • Gustave de Kervern wrote the screenplay for Louise Hires a Contract Killer[7].
  • Louise Hires a Contract Killer's composer is recorded as Gaëtan Roussel[8].
  • Louise Hires a Contract Killer's genre is comedy film[9].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Yolande Moreau[10].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Benoît Poelvoorde[11].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Albert Dupontel[12].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Mathieu Kassovitz[13].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Aurélia Petit[14].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Bouli Lanners[15].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Catherine Hosmalin[16].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Christophe Salengro[17].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Denis Robert[18].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Éric Martin[19].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Francis Kuntz[20].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Franck Benoist[21].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Frédéric Pierre[22].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Guillaume Le Braz[23].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Gustave de Kervern[24].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Hervé Desinge[25].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Jacky Lambert[26].
  • A cast member of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was Jean-Louis Barcelona[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Louise Hires a Contract Killer was produced by Mathieu Kassovitz[28]. Directors include Benoît Delépine[5] and Gustave de Kervern[6]. Gustave de Kervern wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Yolande Moreau[10], Benoît Poelvoorde[11], Albert Dupontel[12], Mathieu Kassovitz[13], Aurélia Petit[14], and Bouli Lanners[15].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2008[29] and September 24, 2009[30]. The original language of Louise Hires a Contract Killer was French[31]. Its genre is comedy film[9].

Reception

Louise Hires a Contract Killer received the Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Originality[3]. Reviews include 6.4/10[32] and 81%[33].

Why It Matters

Louise Hires a Contract Killer ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Louise Hires a Contract Killer receive?

Honors received include Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Originality[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +2008-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2009-09-24T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Gustave de Kervern
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+94'}
    Original language of film or tv show French
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