Le convoyeur (2004)

In France, the disturbed and mysterious Alexandre Demarre is hired as security guard for the Vigilante armored truck company earning 1,200 euros per month and lodges in a hotel nearby the ... See full summary »

Director:

Nicolas Boukhrief

Writers:

Éric Besnard, Nicolas Boukhrief

Stars:

Albert Dupontel, Jean Dujardin, François Berléand

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Albert Dupontel	...	Alexandre Demarre
Jean Dujardin	...	Jacques
François Berléand	...	Bernard
Claude Perron	...	Nicole
Julien Boisselier	...	La Belette
Philippe Laudenbach	...	La Momie
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus	...	Butagaz
Olivier Loustau	...	Dolph
Sami Zitouni	...	Karim
Michel Trillot	...	L'armurier
Jean-Christophe Pagnac	...	Hollow Man
Jean-Paul Zehnacker	...	Patton (as Jean-Paul Zennacker)
Mathieu Thomassin	...	Erik
Nicolas Marié	...	Le boss
Aure Atika	...	Isabelle

Storyline

In France, the disturbed and mysterious Alexandre Demarre is hired as security guard for the Vigilante armored truck company earning 1,200 euros per month and lodges in a hotel nearby the company for 1,450 euros for a month. He becomes close to his colleagues, actually a group of losers, without motivation or perspective, paranoids, depressed and substances addicted men, and prepares a personal file with the profile of each one. Along the days, the real intentions of Alex in working at Vigilante are disclosed.

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Plot Keywords:

armored truck | loser | security guard | armored car robbery | dope | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller | Action | Crime

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Details

Official Sites:

official site [France] official site [France] (English)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

14 April 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

Cash Truck

Filming Locations:

Forêt domaniale, Rambouillet, Yvelines, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,191,333 (France), 16 April 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, CinéCinéma, Contre Prod

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Before the shooting begins, the director Nicolas Boukrief asked the all crew to attend a whole week together, during a karate probation period. With the exception of himself and Albert Dupontel the lead character, because of the bad influence that his character in the movie could have brought to the rest of the crew.

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Connections

References Taxi Driver (1976)

User Reviews

A Dark Tale of Revenge

In France, the disturbed and mysterious Alexandre Demarre (Albert Dupontel) is hired as security guard for the Vigilante armored truck company earning 1,200 euros per month and lodges in a hotel nearby the company for 1,450 euros for a month. He becomes close to his colleagues, actually a group of losers, without motivation or perspective, paranoids, depressed and substances addicted men, and prepares a personal file with the profile of each one. Along the days, the real intentions of Alex in working at Vigilante are disclosed.

"Le Convoyeur" is a very dark tale of revenge exposed in low pace. Albert Dupontel brilliantly develops his weird character, and the viewer guesses whether he is a journalist, a writer, an uncover detective of a thief planning a next robbery based on the financial balance between his salary and the cost of his hotel in the beginning of the story. I regret only that his motives are disclosed very soon, practically in the middle of the story. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Assalto ao Carro Forte" ("Heist to the Armored Truck")