France / Nov 04, 2010 / 12 / Réunion Film Festival
A Desperate Man Is A Dangerous Thing
1h 24min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Samuel Pierret is a nurse who saves the wrong guy – a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's pregnant wife 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?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pierre Benoist | Captain Mercier |
| Valérie Dashwood | Captain Moreau |
| Virgile Bramly | Captain Mansart |
| Nicky Naudé | Captain Richert |
| Adel Bencherif | Luc Sartet |
| Vincent Colombe | Internal on guard |
| Chems Dahmani | Caregiver |
| Grégoire Bonnet | Jaffart, head of DPJ |
| Brice Fournier | Marconi |
| Patrice Guillain | Captain Auclert |
| Max Morel | Max Collet |
| Diane Stolojan | Bus witness 1 |
| David Saada | Bus witness 2 |
| Arnaud Maillard | RATP agent |
| Laurence Pollet-Villard | Gynecologist |
| Julie Mouamma | Nurse |
| Bénédicte Dessombz | Hospital receptionist |
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| Frédéric Kontogom | PC security guard at the hospital |
| Dorothée Tavernier | Uniform policewoman |
| Jean-Charles Rousseau | Policeman flashball 1 |
| Frédéric Dessains | Policeman flashball 2 |
| Sebastien Vandenberghe | Policeman Samuel dam |
| Sylvain Maury | Accused transvestite |
| Angelo Aybar | Victor Spattoni |
| Frans Boyer | Captain Marek |
| Philippe Couerre | Meyer son |
| Eric Malo | Henchman |
| Arnaud Klein | Captain of the Fabre team |
| Robin De Lano | Capitain Anaïs Susini (voice) |
Genres
ActionThrillerCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | À bout portant |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Český, Français, Español |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | LGM Productions, Gaumont, K.R. Productions, Nexus Factory, uFilm, TPS Star, Canal+, TF1 Films Production |
| Official site | pointblankmovie.com |
| Release date | 8 novembre 2010 |
| Executive producer | David Giordano |
| Production | Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Cyril Colbeau-Justin, Adrian Politowski, Sylvain Goldberg, Jeremy Burdek, Gilles Waterkeyn, Nadia Khamlichi |
| Writer | Fred Cavayé, Guillaume Lemans |
| Casting | Olivier Carbone |
| Editing | Benjamin Weill, Flora Volpelière, Marjolaine Mispelaere |
| Cinematography |
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Release dates
Premiere
Japan / Jun 25, 2011 / Tokyo Festival du Film Français
Greece / Jul 04, 2011 / Greek Film Archive
Spain / Nov 11, 2011 / Festival Internacional de Cinema Negre de Manresa
Limited release
France / Nov 08, 2010 / Arras Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Dec 01, 2010
Switzerland / Dec 01, 2010 / 16
United Kingdom / Feb 17, 2011 / 15
Türkiye / May 27, 2011
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Ireland / Jun 10, 2011 / 15
South Korea / Jul 13, 2011 / 19
Greece / Jul 28, 2011
United States / Jul 29, 2011 / R
Japan / Aug 06, 2011
Sweden / Sep 24, 2011 / 15 / Lund Fantastisk Film Festival
Hong Kong / Oct 06, 2011
Canada / Nov 05, 2011 / Cinemania Film Festival
Brazil / Dec 23, 2011
China / Mar 08, 2012
Czechia / Mar 09, 2012
Singapore / Mar 15, 2012
Spain / Mar 18, 2012
Germany / May 24, 2012 / 16
Portugal / May 24, 2012
Uruguay / Jun 20, 2015
Physical media
France / Apr 05, 2011 / DVD, Blu-ray
Italy / Dec 14, 2011 / DVD
Netherlands / Jan 10, 2012 / 16 / DVD
Sweden / May 09, 2012 / 15 / DVD
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Germany / May 25, 2012 / DVD
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