La Divine poursuite (1997)
Directed by Michel Deville

Film Synopsis

Once a gang of crooks have stolen a valuable statue from Bamako Museum in Mali, they smuggle it to France with the intention of selling multiple copies of it for a large financial gain.  The members of a squash club in Lyon each think they are buying the original, but in fact they are only getting a copy - at least, that is what the crooks had intended.  In fact, as a result of a careless mishap, the original statue has somehow managed to get mixed up with the forgeries, so one lucky squash club fanatic now has a priceless ornament in his possession whilst the crooks have only a worthless copy.  Alex, the man who was charged with delivering the statues, becomes the target of the unhappy crooks, who reckon he has pulled a fast one.   Before he knows it, poor Alex has become embroiled in a frantic treasure hunt to recover the valuable ornament before the fraud is discovered by all and sundry.  This is one of those occasions where crime definitely doesn't pay...