22 Bullets (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, Kad Merad, Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Reno	...	Charly Matteï
Kad Merad	...	Tony Zacchia
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	Martin Beaudinard
Marina Foïs	...	Marie Goldman
JoeyStarr	...	Le pistachier (as JOEYSTARR)
Richard Berry	...	Aurelio Rampoli
Venantino Venantini	...	Padovano
Claude Gensac	...	Mme Fontarosa
Joséphine Berry	...	Eva Matteï
Max Baissette de Malglaive	...	Anatole Matteï
Catherine Samie	...	Stella Matteï
Moussa Maaskri	...	Karim
Lucie Phan	...	Pat Nguyen
Fani Kolarova	...	Christelle Mattei
Jessica Forde	...	Clothilde

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 | mobster | revenge | parking garage | marseille | 

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Taglines:

Le sang versé ne sèche jamais (Spilt blood doesn't dry)

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France] Official site [Japan]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

24 March 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

22 Bullets

Filming Locations:

Ancienne maternité, Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR18,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,263,717

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

Kad Merad's first portrayal of a bad guy.

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Goofs

Towards the end of the film, a man is eating a slice of pizza and telling a young man playing a video game what to do. He turns around and the slice he is eating is suddenly less eaten than it was before.

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Connections

Referenced in Nanoman: Fekalonia (2015)

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Soundtracks

Hello I'm Johnny Cash
Written by Mountain of Love (as Piers Marsh), Larry Love (as Robert Spragg) and Jon Delafons

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