Point Blank
À bout portant
“A Desperate Man Is A Dangerous Thing”
Synopsis
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?
Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes
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Point Blank TrailerOfficial
Type: Trailer • Published 2011-04-19
Top Cast
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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
Release History & Theatrical Window
Festival Internacional de Cinema Negre de Manresa
Festival / Special Debut
July 29, 2011
Wide Cinema Exhibition
May 25, 2012
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$16M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$9.5M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.59x
-$6.5M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Fred Cavayé
- Screenplay & Story
- Guillaume Lemans, Fred Cavayé
- Original Score
- Klaus Badelt
- Original Title
- À bout portant
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- Czech, French, Spanish
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Production Budget
- $16M
- Worldwide Gross
- $9.5M
- Production Studios
- LGM Productions, Gaumont, K.R. Productions, Nexus Factory, uFilm, TPS Star, Canal+, TF1 Films Production
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Fred Cavayé
Guillaume Lemans, Fred Cavayé
Klaus Badelt
Alain Duplantier
Benjamin Weill
Cyril Colbeau-Justin, Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Sylvain Goldberg, Nadia Khamlichi, Gilles Waterkeyn
Department Leadership Roster
Fred Cavayé
Director
Cyril Colbeau-Justin
Producer
Jean-Baptiste Dupont
Producer
Marie-Laure Lasson
Costume Design
Sylvain Goldberg
Producer
Nadia Khamlichi
Producer
Gilles Waterkeyn
Producer
Adrian Politowski
Producer
Jeremy Burdek
Producer
Guillaume Lemans
Screenplay
Fred Cavayé
Screenplay
Klaus Badelt
Original Music Composer
Alain Duplantier
Director of Photography
Philippe Chiffre
Production Design
Benjamin Weill
Editor
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
R: Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.
Interdit aux moins de 12 ans — 12+ only.
Suitable only for 15 years and over.
Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Point Blank
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Point Blank about?
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?
Who directed Point Blank?
Point Blank was directed by Fred Cavayé.
Who stars in Point Blank?
The principal cast of Point Blank includes Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin, Elena Anaya, Mireille Perrier.
When was Point Blank released and how long is it?
Point Blank was released in 2010 with a total runtime of 1h 24m.
What was the box office and production budget of Point Blank?
Point Blank had a reported production budget of $16M and grossed $9.5M at the worldwide box office (0.59 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Point Blank?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Point Blank was composed by Klaus Badelt.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Point Blank?
Point Blank holds official age classifications: DE: 16 (FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.); FR: 12 (Interdit aux moins de 12 ans — 12+ only.); GB: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over.); US: R (Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.).