The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)
"Largo Winch" (original title)

After a powerful billionaire is murdered, his secret adoptive son must race to prove his legitimacy, find his father's killers and stop them from taking over his financial empire.

Director:

Jérôme Salle

Writers:

Julien Rappeneau (screenplay), Jérôme Salle (screenplay),

Stars:

Tomer Sisley, Kristin Scott Thomas, Predrag Manojlovic

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tomer Sisley	...	Largo Winch
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Ann Ferguson
Predrag Manojlovic	...	Nerio Winch (as Miki Manojlovic)
Mélanie Thierry	...	Léa / Naomi
Gilbert Melki	...	Freddy
Karel Roden	...	Mikhail Korsky
Steven Waddington	...	Stephan Marcus
Anne Consigny	...	Hannah
Rasha Bukvic	...	Goran (as Radivoje Bukvic)
Nicolas Vaude	...	Gauthier
Benedict Wong	...	Wiliam Kwan
Gérard Watkins	...	Cattaneo
Wolfgang Pissors	...	Attinger
Theodore Thomas	...	Greenfield (as Ted Thomas)
David Gasman	...	Alexander Meyer

Storyline

Billionaire Nerio Winch is found dead, drowned. An obviously suspicious death as Nerio is the founder and majority shareholder of the powerful and sprawling W Group. Who will inherit this financial empire? Officially, Nerio had no family. But he had a secret he kept well-hidden: a son, Largo, adopted nearly thirty years before from a Bosnian orphanage. The only problem is this young heir has just been thrown in prison deep in the Amazon. Accused of drug trafficking, he claims he's innocent. Nerio murdered. Largo in prison. What if these two events were part of a plot to take control of the Winch empire?

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Plot Keywords:

based on graphic novel | hong kong | based on comic | wilhelm scream | based on comic book | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Music Box Films [us] Official Facebook [fr]

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French English Serbian Portuguese

Release Date:

17 December 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch

Filming Locations:

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Box Office

Budget:

€24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,360 (USA) (18 November 2011)

Gross:

$7,621 (USA) (9 December 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pan Européenne, Wild Bunch, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the movie, it is told that Nerio was born poor and made all his wealth by himself. In the comic book Nerio's father was already billionaire.

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Goofs

The orphanage is named in Serbian ekavian dialect, "Ustanova bele golubice", but the police forces who arrest Largo are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina where ijekavian dialect is used only.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Man: [whipping her] Bitch! Who do you think you are?

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Connections

Version of Largo Winch: The Heir (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Wire To Wire"
Performed by Razorlight

User Reviews

True action-heroes DON'T shave !

Forget Neo and Bourne and all those half-baked made up modern heroes. They only look 12 year-oldish to please the wide audience of geeks that want to be their heroes. Since they cannot be Rambo or McClane or even Indiana Jones, Hollywood allowed a bunch of fakes that have no beard and yet fulfill teenagers wishes to see something that looks very much like an action flick.

However, their " action set-pieces " are just painful to watch and any girl may challenge their masculinity without question. This explains the recrudescence of oldies on our silver screens over the past few years. For better ( Rocky, Rambo ) or worse ( Die Hard 4 - where John McClane, brace yourselves.... had no beard !! )

I say it is high-time a new hero walked up and put their reign to an end. This " Largo Winch " movie is far from perfect, and perhaps too predictable at times, but at least Tomer Sisley delivered a very promising performance as an action-hero. And the only one time where he was weakened is when Mélanie Thierry shaved his beard ! I rest my case.

I didn't know it when I entered the theater room, but this might be the movie I've been waiting for a decade. For the first time in France since Belmondo, can a movie be both well- crafted and rooted in B-genre without blushing over its performance. In the meantime all we had to chew on was either a gigantic pile of dung or something too restricted to reach a wider audience... In other words it was " Le Pacte des Loups " or " Dobermann " ( I like Dobermann, mind you )... I believe " Largo Winch " has what it takes to be both popular and quality film-making.

I exited the theater room very pleased, and hungry for more.