Point Blank (2010)

Samuel, a male nurse, saves the life of a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's wife hostage and force him to spring their boss.

Director:

Fred Cavayé

Writers:

Fred Cavayé (scenario), Guillaume Lemans (scenario)

Stars:

Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gilles Lellouche	...	Samuel Pierret
Roschdy Zem	...	Hugo Sartet
Gérard Lanvin	...	Commandant Patrick Werner
Elena Anaya	...	Nadia Pierret
Mireille Perrier	...	Commandant Fabre
Claire Pérot	...	Capitaine Anaïs Susini
Moussa Maaskri	...	Capitaine Vogel
Pierre Benoist	...	Capitaine Mercier
Valérie Dashwood	...	Capitaine Moreau
Virgile Bramly	...	Capitaine Mansart
Nicky Naudé	...	Capitaine Richert (as Nicky Naude)
Adel Bencherif	...	Luc Sartet
Vincent Colombe	...	Interne de garde
Chems Dahmani	...	Aide-soignant
Grégoire Bonnet	...	Jaffart, chef DPJ

Storyline

Samuel Pierret (Gilles Lellouche) is a nurse who saves the wrong guy -- a thief (Roschdy Zem) whose henchmen take Samuel's pregnant wife (Elena Anaya) hostage to force him to spring their boss from the hospital. A race through the subways and streets of Paris ensues, and the body count rises. Can Samuel evade the cops and the criminal underground and deliver his beloved to safety?

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Plot Keywords:

red wine | contract murderer | thief | subway | criminal | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

rated R for strong violence and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont [France] Official Facebook

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

1 December 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

Point Blank

Filming Locations:

Gare de l'Est, Paris, Île-de-France, France

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$41,031, 31 July 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$706,937, 13 November 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

LGM Productions,Gaumont,TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of Auclert is mentioned by the police early on a few times. This was the surname of the main characters in Cavaye's previous film, Pour Elle (Anything For Her).

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Goofs

When Samuel tries to wake up Hugo, in a shot across the corridor in the renovated hospital floor, a face can be seen on the left behind a door, looking down and talking. (around 19'30")

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Crazy Credits

In the closing credits, opera singer Renee Fleming's name is misspelled as "Flemming."

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Connections

References Diva (1981)

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Soundtracks

Wie Todesahnung - O du nein holder Abendstern
(Richard Wagner)
(P) Extraits de "Tannhäuser"
Interprété par Bryn Terfel & Orchestra of Welsh National Opera (as The Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera) (Direction: Gareth Jones)
(P) 2003 Decca Music Group Ltd
Avec l'autorisation d'Universal Music Vision

User Reviews

Fast, intense and furious...

The French are rather talented in making fast action movies, the most known - directly or via remakes - are connected with the name of Luc Besson. But apart from him, there are dozens of good filmmakers whose production remains within the French-speaking countries or a bit wider - in the event of topical French film days or similar. Anyway, À bout portant is an interesting and well taken action by Fred Cavayé, with a strong and versatile cast, leading by Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem and Gérard Lanvin.

There are some clichés and repeating scenes, but they do not become annoying as the past is fast and multidimensional - and the total length of the film is 1 hour 15 minutes only. The ending has also several layers; thus, the film is surely for them who like rapid twists, chases on foot, double-dealing characters etc.