Nocturama (2016)

Some young folks, tired of the society they're living in, plan a bomb attack over Paris before taking shelter for a night in a shopping center.

Director:

Bertrand Bonello

Writer:

Bertrand Bonello

Stars:

Finnegan Oldfield, Vincent Rottiers, Hamza Meziani

5 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Finnegan Oldfield	...	David
Vincent Rottiers	...	Greg
Hamza Meziani	...	Yacine
Manal Issa	...	Sabrina
Martin Petit-Guyot	...	André (as Martin Guyot)
Jamil McCraven	...	Mika
Rabah Nait Oufella	...	Omar
Laure Valentinelli	...	Sarah
Ilias Le Doré	...	Samir
Robin Goldbronn	...	Fred
Luis Rego	...	Jean-Claude
Hermine Karagheuz	...	Patricia
Adèle Haenel	...	La jeune femme au vélo
Samir Guitet
Hadidiatou Sakho	...	Chief Mall Security

Storyline

Some young folks, tired of the society they're living in, plan a bomb attack over Paris before taking shelter for a night in a shopping center.

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Plot Keywords:

post punk | no survivors | bomb | night | shopping center | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was originally titled "Paris est une fête" (literally "Paris is a Party", the French title of Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast"), but had to be changed in post-production because it became a symbol of hope in the wake of the November 2015 Paris attacks. The new title "Nocturama", on the other hand, comes from a Nick Cave album and means "night vision". Bonello liked the hybridism of Latin and Greek and used it with Cave's permission.

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Goofs

It is said that Semtex was invented in Yugoslavia, when it was in fact invented in Czechoslovakia.

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Connections

References The Persuaders! (1971)

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Soundtracks

Theme from the Persuaders
(Cover Version)
Music by John Barry
by The Starlite Orchestra
© 2016 Rectangle Productions

User Reviews

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I did not expect anything special with this movie but certainly not this I just watched. And I was not disappointed at all. But surprised, yes. A very interesting point of view about terrorism for sure, and different from the MADE IN France aspect. Here, a group of young men and women in their early twenties, and also from different race and class origins, not ISIS prototypes, decide to pull four different bomb explosions in Paris, and simultaneously. And just after this done, they shelter in a big and fancy department store. The first part in breath taking even not spectacular at all. It is a really weird film, I warn you folks. It won't please to every one. The second part could a sort of tribute to Georges Romero's DAWN OF TH DEAD - without zombies. The big department stores means the today consumerist society, and a short scene may also be a little tribute to SHINING. The true surprise is the ending, very unusual but after all not so for a French film. The way the authorities and politic power decide to fight against terrorist threat is a real shock to me. A film that makes you think a lot folks. A lot. But, one more time, most of you may not like it.

Details

Country:

France Germany Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

8 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nocturama

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR5,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,402, 13 August 2017

Gross USA:

$30,157

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$321,768

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rectangle Productions, Wild Bunch, Pandora Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1