The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)

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 'Miki' Manojlovic

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tomer Sisley	...	Largo Winch
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Ann Ferguson
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic	...	Nerio Winch (as Miki Manojlovic)
Mélanie Thierry	...	Léa / Naomi
Gilbert Melki	...	Freddy
Karel Roden	...	Mikhail Korsky
Steven Waddington	...	Stephan Marcus
Anne Consigny	...	Hannah
Radivoje Bukvic	...	Goran
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 comic book | 2000s | failed brakes | businessman | predatory capitalism | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Music Box Films [United States] Official Facebook [France]

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French English Serbian Portuguese

Release Date:

17 December 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

The Heir Apparent

Filming Locations:

Mtahleb Chapel, Ir-Rabat, Malta

Box Office

Budget:

€24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,830, 20 November 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$7,621, 11 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

Jean Van Hamme declared that though Tomer Sisley doesn't look like Largo Winch as drawn by Philippe Francq, he nevertheless resembles the one depicted in the novels, which preceded the comic book series.

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Goofs

When Largo leaves the Hong Kong airport using personnel exits, the car waiting for him is first seen parked on the side, facing the sense of the road, with the sea on its left. In another plan a few minutes later, while the car has not moved yet, it is shown facing the sea.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

"Tomer Sisley would like to thank Mr. Jack Waltzer for his passion and for working with him over the last ten years."

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Connections

Version of Largo Winch: Legacy (2001)

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Soundtracks

Milo moje
(uncredited)
Written by Kornelije Kovac and Dusan Radovic
Performed by Bisera Veletanlic

User Reviews

A realistic action oriented movie!!!

Nerio is a powerful billionaire who owns the majority shareholder of the W Group. He adopts a boy named Largo and kept it secret from others. The idea was to take over Nerio's position one day. Unfortunately, Nerio was murdered by his enemies. Largo returns to home after a long time to find his father's killers.

It's an action packed thriller movie that has all the ingredients to satisfy action movie lovers. The Largo's character looks more realistic and sharp when compared with other one man show movie characters. German star Tomer Sisley portraits the role of Largo. This film uses multiple languages like English, French and sometimes Croatian. The film is filled with spectacular stunts and some breathtaking chase scenes which makes it a watchable movie. Still, I recommend this movie and somehow it manages to satisfy my expectations.