Influence Peddling(1999)

Influence Peddling is a French crime comedy that follows two white-collar criminals, Maxime and Gerard, sentenced to five years in prison. When idealistic young police officer Sandrine Athan is tasked with escorting them to a facility in Melun, what should be a routine transfer spirals into chaos. Hired killers pursue the trio relentlessly, while nationwide strikes cripple transportation and infrastructure. The prisoners' repeated, bumbling escape attempts only compound the disaster. Trapped together on a nightmare journey, the unlikely group must navigate violence, bureaucratic collapse, and their own conflicting agendas. The film balances dark humor with genuine tension as a simple job transforms into an increasingly absurd and dangerous ordeal. What begins as a straightforward duty becomes a test of survival and principle.