The Killer

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The Killer, (Le Tueur) is a french movie directed by Cédric Anger, released in 2007.

Synopsis

Christmas Eve in Paris. Leo Zimmerman is a businessman who lives for his beloved little daughter’s smile. Outwardly, his life is exemplary. However, when Dimitri Kopas walks into his office, pretending to be a normal client, Leo understands that a contract is out on his head and that the young man has come to town to kill him. Overcome with anxiety and paranoia, no longer able to sleep, Leo decides to meet the killer face to face and to broker a strange deal.

Crédits

• Director and writer : Cédric Anger (Le Petit Lieutenant – sreenplay)
• Producters : Saïd Ben Saïd et Thomas Klotz
• Production Company : SBS Films et Sunrise Films
• Music : Grégoire Hetzel
• Cinamtographer : Caroline Champetier A.F.C (Le Petit Lieutenant, L'Avocat de la terreur, Tokyo!)
• Editing : Julien Leloup (Backstage, Les Parallèles)
• Set Design : Jérémie Duchier
• Costumes : Helena Gonçalves
• Sound : Laurent Benaim / Pierre André / Thierry Delor
• Script : Mathilde Vallet

Cast

• Léo : Gilbert Melki (Anna M., Monsieur Ibrahim, La Vérité si je mens! 1 et 2)
• Kopas : Grégoire Colin (Voleurs de chevaux, L’intrus, Sex is comedy)
• Stella : Mélanie Laurent (Paris, Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas, De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté)
• Sylvia : Sophie Cattani
• Franzen : Xavier Beauvois
• Alana : Jeanne Allard

Festivals

• European Film Festival in Estoril
• Athens French Film Festival
• Rotterdam International Film Festival
• FilmFest München
• Los Angeles Festival City of Lights, City of Angels
• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Variety Critic’s Choice)
• Fantasia International Film Festival in Montréal
• Nominated Louis-Delluc Award for Best First Film

International Release

• November 10th 2007 (European Film Festival in Estoril)
• January 9th 2008 in France
• January 16th 2008 in Belgium
• November 14th 2008 in Montréal, Quebec
• November 28th 2008 in Toronto, Ontario
• February 6th 2009 (Vancouver aux Rendez-vous du cinéma Québécois et Francophone)
• March 10th 2009 on DVD in Canada

Reviews

• “...achieves a kind of magnificence that few works can match. The storytelling is top notch. Told in a beautiful poetic style that very few other films can match. Purely French and extremely well made, it’s one of those movies you can’t help liking.”

Jeremy Knox, Film Threat.

• “If you like real cool, real dark noirs - and really, is there anyone out there who doesn't? - then you'll want to spent 90 minutes of your time on Le Tueur (The Killer)”

Brendan Kelly, The Gazette

• "What you expect from a French hitman movie, in all the right ways."

Jay Seaver, eFilmCritic.

• “...a sedate character drama with some nice twists... Splendidly acted... I left the cinema impressed.”

Ard Vijn, Twitchfilm.

Others Reviews :

• Variety
• Twitchfilm
• Eye Weekly
• Film Threat
• The Gazette

Technical Specifications

• Origin Country: France
• Format : Color - Formats de projection|1,85:1 - Dolby Digital - Format 35 mm|35 mm
• Genre : Thriller
• Duration : 91 minutes

References

• Le Tueur sur l'Internet Movie Database
• French Distributor: UGC
• Canadian Distributor: Evokative Films
• Trailer
• Pictures
• Page Wikipédia en français

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