Point Blank
A Desperate Man Is A Dangerous Thing
Genres
Overview
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?
Details
Budget
$16000000
Revenue
$9487445
Runtime
84 min
Release Date
2010-11-08
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
475
Vote Average
6.612
Gilles Lellouche
Samuel Pierret
Roschdy Zem
Hugo Sartet
Gérard Lanvin
Commander Patrick Werner
Elena Anaya
Nadia Pierret
Mireille Perrier
Commander Catherine Fabre
Claire Pérot
Captain Anaïs Susini
Moussa Maaskri
Captain Vogel
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
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)
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