France / Nov 08, 2018 / Arras
1h 56min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Franck is a firefighter in Paris. He saves people. He lives at the station with his wife, who is about to have twins. He’s happy. During a call out to a fire, he puts himself in danger, to save his men. He’s going to have to learn to live again and accept to be the one being saved, this time.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Amélie Bénady | Eve |
| Calypso Buijtenhuijs | Corporal Fameaux |
| Yasin Houicha | Bouchara |
| Mostepha Bouabane | Mouss Thouvenot |
| Théo Cosset | Moati |
| Yannig Samot | Physiotherapist |
| Sébastien Corbel | Chief Fire Warden |
| Loïc Risser | Rescue Center Captain |
| Steve Bernard | Rescue Center Lieutenant |
| Nicolas Wanczycki | Rescue Center Captain |
| Rachel Huet-Bayelle | Social Worker |
| François Camus | Pôle Emploi Representative |
| Annie Mercier | Annie |
| Rosa Bursztein | Woman at Reception of Music School |
| Alice Saignes | Young Lily |
| Louise Saignes | Young Maya |
| Mickaël Moïse | Firefighter on Exam |
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| Alexandre de Sèze | Doctor Firefighter at Accident |
| Florent Lemoine | Head of Sector Alpha |
| Marc Larnaudie | Marc |
| Lionel Ruziewicz | Lionel |
| Audrey Quoturi | Victim of Road Accident |
| Cherley Raveau | Hospital Patient |
| Élisa Thuan | Member of the Group of Senior Musicians |
| Lorène Devienne | Barmaid (uncredited) |
| François Girard | Firefighter Warrant Officer (uncredited) |
| John Sehil | Ministry Photographer (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sauver ou périr |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mars Films, A Single Man Productions, France 3 Cinéma, uMedia |
| Release date | 28 novembre 2018 |
| Executive producer | Daniel Delume |
| Production | Julien Madon, Bastien Sirodot, Valérie Garcia, Nadia Khamlichi, Stéphane Célérier, Adrian Politowski |
| Writer | David Oelhoffen, Frédéric Tellier |
| Casting | Christophe Moulin |
| Editing | Gwen Mallauran |
| Cinematography | Renaud Chassaing |
| Assistant directors | Mathieu Thouvenot, Marion Pin, Frédéric Tellier |
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| Camera operators | Renaud Chassaing |
| Additional photography | Renaud Chassaing |
| Production design | Gwendal Bescond, Arnaud Bouniort, Cécile Deleu |
| Art direction | Arnaud Bouniort, Gwendal Bescond, Cécile Deleu |
| Set decoration | Cécile Deleu, Gwendal Bescond, Arnaud Bouniort |
| Music | Frédéric Tellier, Christophe La Pinta, Anne-Laure François, Bruno Seznec, Sébastien Marquilly, Martin Caraux, Vincent Goujon |
| Sound | Anne-Laure François, Bruno Seznec, Sébastien Marquilly, Frédéric Tellier, Christophe La Pinta, Martin Caraux, Vincent Goujon |
| Costume design | Elisabeth Rousseau, Charlotte Arguillère, Laura Ozier |
| Makeup | Laura Ozier, Elisabeth Rousseau, Charlotte Arguillère |
| Hairstyling | Charlotte Arguillère, Elisabeth Rousseau, Laura Ozier |
Release dates
Premiere
Poland / Apr 07, 2019 / Spring Film Festival
Russia / Apr 22, 2019 / Moscow International Film Festival
Spain / Feb 25, 2020 / Barcelona
Limited release
Canada / Mar 29, 2019
Theatrical release
Belgium / Nov 28, 2018
France / Nov 28, 2018 / U
Switzerland / Nov 28, 2018 / 16
Poland / Apr 12, 2019
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Portugal / May 09, 2019 / M/14
Hungary / Sep 05, 2019
Austria / Oct 11, 2019
Norway / Oct 18, 2019
South Korea / Jul 23, 2020 / 15
Taiwan / Nov 06, 2020 / 保護級
Digital
Russia / Jan 28, 2022 / 16+
Physical media
Netherlands / Nov 28, 2018 / 16
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