Nuit blanche (2011)
Directed by Frédéric Jardin

Action / Thriller
aka: Sleepless Night

Film Synopsis

In the course of a drugs raid, a cop manages to lay his hands on a large bag of cocaine.  He does not know that, during the operation, he is spotted by one of the traffickers.  The result: his son is taken hostage by a ruthless group of gangland thugs.   Vincent is given an ultimatum: if he wants to see his son alive again he must hand over the bag of cocaine, at a nightclub run by his gangster opponents.  What ensues will be the longest night of his life, and possibly the last...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Frédéric Jardin
  • Script: Frédéric Jardin, Nicolas Saada, Olivier Douyère
  • Cinematographer: Tom Stern
  • Music: Nicolas Errèra
  • Cast: Tomer Sisley (Vincent), Serge Riaboukine (José Marciano), Julien Boisselier (Lacombe), Joey Starr (Feydek), Laurent Stocker (Manuel), Birol Ünel (Yilmaz), Lizzie Brocheré (Vignali), Samy Seghir (Thomas), Dominique Bettenfeld (Alex), Adel Bencherif (Abel), Catalina Denis (Julia), Pom Klementieff (Lucy), Vincent Bersoulle (Turc 3), Olivier Massart (Quinquagénaire), Cécile Boland (Barmaid), Pascal Lavanchy (Conducteur), Hervé Sogne (Jeune flic police secours), Gabriel Boisante (Inspecteur), Anne-Elisabeth Chuffart (Jeune inspecteur), Dean Constantin (Policier)
  • Country: France / Belgium / Luxembourg
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 98 min
  • Aka: Sleepless Night

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