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A Desperate Man Is A Dangerous Thing

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?

1h 24m2010RTMDb 6.6

ActionThrillerCrime

French

Crew and Cast

Fred CavayéFred CavayéDirectorGilles LelloucheGilles LelloucheSamuel PierretRoschdy ZemRoschdy ZemHugo SartetGérard LanvinGérard LanvinCommander Patrick WernerElena AnayaElena AnayaNadia PierretMireille PerrierMireille PerrierCommander Catherine FabreClaire PérotClaire PérotCaptain Anaïs SusiniMoussa MaaskriMoussa MaaskriCaptain VogelPierre BenoistPierre BenoistCaptain MercierValérie DashwoodValérie DashwoodCaptain MoreauVirgile BramlyVirgile BramlyCaptain MansartNicky NaudéNicky NaudéCaptain RichertAdel BencherifAdel BencherifLuc SartetVincent ColombeVincent ColombeInternal on guardChems DahmaniChems DahmaniCaregiverGrégoire BonnetGrégoire BonnetJaffart · head of DPJBrice FournierBrice FournierMarconiPatrice GuillainPatrice GuillainCaptain AuclertMax MorelMax MorelMax ColletDiane StolojanDiane StolojanBus witness 1David SaadaDavid SaadaBus witness 2Arnaud MaillardArnaud MaillardRATP agentLaurence Pollet-VillardLaurence Pollet-VillardGynecologistJulie MouammaJulie MouammaNurseBénédicte DessombzBénédicte DessombzHospital receptionistFrédéric KontogomFrédéric KontogomPC security guard at the hospitalDorothée TavernierDorothée TavernierUniform policewomanJean-Charles RousseauJean-Charles RousseauPoliceman flashball 1Frédéric DessainsFrédéric DessainsPoliceman flashball 2Sebastien VandenbergheSebastien VandenberghePoliceman Samuel damSylvain MaurySylvain MauryAccused transvestite

Storyline

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?

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Info

Original title
À bout portant
Status
Released
Released
8 November 2010
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.6 / 10 (517 votes)

Production

Director
Fred Cavayé
Writers
Fred Cavayé, Guillaume Lemans
Studios
LGM Productions, Gaumont, K.R. Productions
Countries
France

Box Office

Budget
$16.0M
Revenue
$9.5M
Profit
$6.5M loss
Return
0.6×

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
Czech, French, Spanish