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:

pregnant wife | stabbed in the eye | shot in the stomach | filmed killing | jumping between buildings | 

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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

Did You Know?

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

Ebben? Ne andrò lontana
(Alfredo Catalani)
Extraits de "La Wally"
Interprétée par Renée Fleming (as Renee Flemming) & 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

Excellent

French cinema is well known to the audience, especially to those tending to Art film. Besides French film influence which is the reference in the field, France is also very well known as a land of the Crime genre. I am myself great fan of their Film Noir and New Wave and I am totally crazy about their crime (gangster) movies from earlier periods and contemporary as well.

French crime movies did not loose its charm even today, and almost every year there are few great titles. It comes to my mind modern director like it is Olivier Marchal which movies I like very much, but there are respectable list of other names, both directors and actors.

Point Blank movie did not disappoint, and it were a pleasure to watch it. Even the name reminds me on classic US crime movie with Lee Marvin, but it have nothing similar with it. The plot of Point Blank is good, and somehow original, even it is not hard to predicts the end, which is usual for most movie.

This is not pure crime movie, I would add that there is a bit of thriller smell in it. The actors did a good job, especially well known actor Roschdy Zem which can be seen in most of the crime movies. I am not familiar with director Fred Cavaye, but he did a good job here, and he offer us fine work in tradition of French crime cinema.

For those looking for typical Hollywood action pack, maybe it is better to look at something else, but for those that like classic action crime European movie, it is more than recommended.

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

Gross USA:

$708,215

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,487,445

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