L'immortel (2010)

A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.

Director:

Richard Berry

Writers:

Franz-Olivier Giesbert (novel), Richard Berry (scenario and adaptation),

Stars:

Jean Reno, Marina Foïs, Kad Merad

Cast

Credited cast:
Jean Reno	...	Charly Matteï
Marina Foïs	...	Marie Goldman
Kad Merad	...	Tony Zacchia
Gabriella Wright	...	Yasmina Telaa
Joey Starr	...	Le pistachier
Richard Berry	...	Aurelio Rampoli
Guillaume Gouix	...	Le morvelous
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	Martin Beaudinard
Daniel Lundh	...	Malek Telaa
Grégory Gatignol	...	Martin 20 ans
Claude Gensac	...	Mme Fontarosa
Venantino Venantini	...	Padovano
Fani Kolarova	...	Christelle Mattei
Yan Brian	...	Le directeur de cabinet
Joséphine Berry	...	Eva

Storyline

Charly Mattei has turned a new leaf on his past as an outlaw. For the past three years he's been living a comfortable life and devoting himself to his wife and two kids. However, one winter morning, he's left for dead in the underground parking garage of Marseille's Old Port with 22 bullets in his body. Against all odds, he will not die.

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Plot Keywords:

left for dead | revenge | parking garage | mobster | mob | 

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Taglines:

Le sang versé ne sèche jamais (Shedded blood never dries)

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] Official site [jp]

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

24 March 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

22 Bullets

Filming Locations:

Avignon, Vaucluse, France

Box Office

Budget:

€18,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production, Marie Coline Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Richard Berry' (av) originally wanted to hire James Newton Howard to compose the film's music, but eventually set his sights on Klaus Badelt after he was advised to listen to the music he composed for Pour elle. After meeting with Badelt and showing him the film when he learned the composer was in Paris, Berry was pleasantly surprised to hear him say that it was him who was asking to score the movie, not the other way around.

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Goofs

While Mattei is in the hospital the retrospect shows a young boy wrapping the gun handle with electrical tape. The idea is to make it impossible for the police to pick up fingerprints after the killing. However, he's using the wrong kind of tape - the smooth one instead of the sticky rough one - which renders the whole process useless.

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Soundtracks

"L'immortel"
Performed by Laurence Revey

User Reviews

Classic

Jean Renos character would probably not even smile at 50 Cents near-death experience. That wouldn't even be considered a scratch in his book. But apart from this (useless?) trivia, there is so much that you can find in this movie. Jean Renos characterization for once. The story and the other characters too.

Of course you could say that this is romanticising an evil person a bit. But then again, this is a movie. You cannot try and apply rules of real life to it. Other movies with criminals involved might have been worse in that regard. And after all, there are experiences in life, that are truly life-changing. And if what Renos character has gone through does not count, what else does?

It's not all drama though, there is a good portion of action to be found here. And very well shot (no pun) and acted out. The end could not have been any other. At least not for me. Highly recommended