White Snow (I) (2010)
"Blanc comme neige" (original title)

A high-end car dealership owner is forced to deal with the Finnish mafia over unsatisfactory cars his dead partner sold them.

Director:

Christophe Blanc

Writers:

Christophe Blanc, Roger Bohbot

Stars:

François Cluzet, Olivier Gourmet, Jonathan Zaccaï

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
François Cluzet	...	Maxime
Olivier Gourmet	...	Grégoire
Jonathan Zaccaï	...	Abel
Bouli Lanners	...	Simon
Louise Bourgoin	...	Michèle
Pertti Koivula	...	Matti
Ilkka Koivula	...	Jukka
Kai Lehtinen	...	Markku
Sasha Queille	...	Camille
Lauri Uusitalo	...	Timo
Brigitte Messina	...	Noémie
Gianluca Matarrese	...	Horacio
Noria Tzaprenko	...	Sofia
Ludo Hellinx	...	Vendeur salon de l'auto
Luc Wouters	...	Vendeur salon de l'auto

Storyline

Maxime has everything he needs to be happy: manager of an up-and-coming high-end car dealership, he's married to a beautiful young woman and lives in a comfortable villa. Everything changes the day Simon, his partner, is murdered by a group of thugs. Forced to deal with them himself, Maxime asks his brothers for help as they are used to small-time felonies. But their interference is a fiasco, and Maxime and his family's situation becomes more and more inextricable...

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Plot Keywords:

car | car dealership | neo noir | snow | female nudity | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

MK2 [fr]

Country:

Belgium France

Language:

French English Finnish German

Release Date:

17 March 2010 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

White Snow

Filming Locations:

Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

€6,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Monday Productions, MK2 Productions, Need Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The dresses worn by Louise Bourgoin are made to recall those worn by Sharon Stone in Casino.

User Reviews

It looks like it's going to snow!

In the movie,Maxime (François Cluzet) epitomizes the French dream: a very successful car dealer,he's just been awarded a prize,he lives in a desirable mansion and his wife is so attractive all people around envy him.

But his associate was doing very bad things behind his back and when he gets killed by gangsters ,his cozy world collapses.But as such is often the case,if we are to believe the screenwriters,a quiet chic well-respected man can turn overnight into a formidable Rambo,able to wield a weapon as a sniper.

The script is abysmal and we feel sorry for Cluzet whose part is really beneath him.The highlight ,so to speak,is a chase in the snowy forests of Finland (?).