Sleepless Night (I) (2011)
"Nuit blanche" (original title)

A cop with a connection to the criminal underworld finds his secret life exposed when he and his partner are caught stealing cocaine from a powerful drug dealer, a move that puts his son's life in jeopardy.

Director:

Frédéric Jardin

Writers:

Frédéric Jardin (scenario), Nicolas Saada (scenario),

Stars:

Tomer Sisley, Serge Riaboukine, Julien Boisselier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tomer Sisley	...	Vincent
Serge Riaboukine	...	José Marciano
Julien Boisselier	...	Lacombe
Joey Starr	...	Feydek
Laurent Stocker	...	Manuel
Birol Ünel	...	Yilmaz
Lizzie Brocheré	...	Vignali
Samy Seghir	...	Thomas
Dominique Bettenfeld	...	Alex
Adel Bencherif	...	Abel
Catalina Denis	...	Julia
Pom Klementieff	...	Lucy
Vincent Bersoulle	...	Turc 3 (as Vincent Bersoulet)
Olivier Massart	...	Quinquagénaire
Cécile Boland	...	Barmaid

Storyline

A drug heist goes wrong, as one of the drug carriers escapes after stabbing the robbers, gets a glimpse of their faces. The two masked men are actually two police officers, who decided to plan the heist. Vincent, a lieutenant who now has a bad stab wound, ends up with a huge bag of coke. The bag of coke belongs to a powerful mob boss/nightclub owner named Jose, who kidnaps Vincent's son in hopes to reclaim his property. Vincent has until the end of the night to return the stash and save his son.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | corrupt cop | kidnapping | color in title | nightclub

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

MovieScore Media [se] Official site [fr]

Country:

France Belgium Luxembourg

Language:

French

Release Date:

11 May 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sleepless Night

Box Office

Budget:

€2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,106 (USA) (11 May 2012)

Gross:

$2,106 (USA) (11 May 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chic Films, Paul Thiltges Distributions, Saga Film (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Sleepless Night

User Reviews

How far would you go when your loved one has been captured?

This basically sums the whole plot.Now I must admit that I was expecting a father raising hell to rescue his son.In stead they go for a more realistic approach.Well,most of the time.And show a father that is desperate but limited in his actions because of the setting and is thinking about the aftermath.He is trying hard to avoid bloodshed. At times he managed to stay cool when others would have gone ballistic.But then there were moments he lost his cool.This was one of the strong points and at the same time a weak one. The actions of the main character (Tomer Sisly) are a bit uneven to say the least.I found it strange that Tomer remained so calm at times when just seconds before he lost it.Somebody so pumped with adrenalin would feel energized and keep on going.There are some scenes probably there to show the desperation.But to me they were ineffective and slowed the pace down when it needed to kick into high gear.Still we do feel for Tomer Sisly who is in this due to his own actions.But also because of an eager female cop who directly made a bad situation worse.Here is a character who decided to show initiative and then for the most time isn't capable of a simple coherent thought.Not once does she believe what Tomer says to her.At the same time she accepts every word from her superior even when the guy is clearly an ass.It helps to enhance the drama and the plot but I dislike it when within hours a character shows flat or contradicting behaviour.Most characters are a bit one dimensional which is a shame.Since a little depth to them would have increased the tension.One of the villains (Marciano played by Serge Riaboukine) who is very nasty but seems practical and at times even reasonable.But because of the one dimension he remains a cartoon like villain. Even when it is clear that the actor could easily make the character more interesting.On the other hand the focus here does lie on the desperation of a father and adding depth to other characters could have distracted us from that.In the end it does not matter much since Nuit Blance for the most part is a very effective action thriller that will keep you entertained throughout.