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

Remade as The Target (2014)

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Soundtracks

Train People
(Sophie Hunger (as Welti))
Interprété par Sophie Hunger
(C) Two Gentlemen
(P) 2010 Two Gentlemen
Avec l'autorisation d'Universal Music Vision

User Reviews

world-class editing makes this a winner

nail-biting action-thriller with one memorable chase scene in an underground train station.

Samuel (Gilles Lellouche) is dragged into midst of conspiracy and cops on trail of a dangerous criminal when his pregnant wife Nadia (Elena Anaya) is kidnapped and held hostage. Samuel is ordered to help wounded Sartet (a charismatic Roschdy Zem) out of hospital and his wife will be returned safely to him.

Standing on the way are cops who just discovered Sartet is wanted for slew of robberies and a suspect in a homicide. It's just the start of a nightmare for Samuel and he must quickly adapt to the growing perilous situations if he wants to rescue Nadia.

World class editing by Benjamin Weill helps propel the French film at Concorde speed with perfect amount of intensity and excitement.

*** out of 4.