What could be easier than robbing a small bookie place on the outskirts of town? It's during the year's biggest horse race event and the betting center Washington's Tobacco looks like the ultimate hit for some fast cash. Mousse is a man of pride and principles and is fed up with living as a second-class citizen. But what happens when he faces principles different to his own?

Director's Statement

Mousse has many dimensions, but is first and foremost a tribute to the saga. The joy of storytelling is something I often feel is lacking from the short film format in particular. It's all too easy to get lost in the excitement and deliberation of pursuing of the 'perfect' story, loosing sight of the value of entertainment as a means of capturing the attention of the audience. MOUSSE shas many dimensions but the underlying driving force of working on this film has been to emphasis the value of storytelling, and of the story itself' 'Mousse is a European deconstruction of the classic Hollywood Cop/Robber/Hostage standoff' Mousse is a droll and blackly comic tale of an 'honest criminal' and police ineptitude. Through the enigmatic but engaging lead character, Mousse, we are invited to empathies with his position of seeming desperation that leads him to a petty criminal act. In the face of his existential motivations, we see the real pettiness of contemporary society, where small-time gambling and scrambling for small financial rewards battle for supremacy against bigger, ethical issues; where the inanities of a police force that represent the state and authority demonstrate the ridiculous nature of order and control.

Category: Drama.
Themes: World Cinema.

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