Louise Hires a Contract Killer
Film poster
Directed by	Gustave Kervern Benoît Delépine
Written by	Gustave de Kervern Benoît Delépine
Produced by	Benoît Jaubert Mathieu Kassovitz
Starring	Yolande Moreau Bouli Lanners
Cinematography	Hugues Poulain
Music by	Gaëtan Roussel
Production companies	No Money Productions MNP Entreprise
Distributed by	Ad Vitam Distribution
Release date	23 September 2008 (2008-09-23)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$2.2 million [1]
Box office	$5 million [2]

Louise Hires a Contract Killer (French: Louise-Michel) is a 2008 French comedy film written and directed by Gustave de Kervern and Benoît Delépine. The film won the Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for Best Original Screenplay in 2009.

Cast

• Yolande Moreau as Louise Ferrand
• Bouli Lanners as Michel Pinchon
• Benoît Poelvoorde as Guy
• Albert Dupontel as Miro
• Miss Ming as Jennifer
• Catherine Hosmalin as Madame Pinchon
• Francis Kuntz as Frambard
• Philippe Katerine as The singer
• Gustave Kervern as The ship's captain

Critical reception

The film was well received by the critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 81% of 16 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 6.4/10. ^[3]