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
Joey Starr	...	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 | 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:

€18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€2,612,032 (France), 28 March 2010, Limited Release

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

Karin Viard was originally sought out to play the part of Marie Goldman but was unable to due to scheduling issues. Marina Foïs took the part instead.

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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

Ikhtitaf Fi Assaraya
("L'enlevement au serail") (misspelled as '...serial')
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart), Hughes de Courson (as H. de Courson), Nasredine Dalil (as N. Dalil), Tomás Gubitsch (as T. Gubitsch) and Ahmed al Maghreby (uncredited)

User Reviews

Great action movie, love and hate well combined

I am fond of thriller movies where dramatic events happen in the very beginning. And where you must follow the plot intensely, not just nodding and seeking clichés... There are lots of events and lines where it is not sure what the solutions will be.

Jean Reno's character fills most of the scenes and all this is enjoyable to watch - he is one of the finest French contemporary actors. L'immortel, of course, is not as good and popular as Leon, or Ronin, where Reno has starred before, but it is still a highly recommendable action movie where fans of Luc Besson's work will not become disappointed.