Laborie is a high-flying officer in the French special forces. Her mission is to escort Abedin Nexhep, a godfather of the Albanian mafia. Charged with heading a wide-reaching prostitution network, this formidable criminal is due to stand trial before a European court. During the transfer, killers hired by Nexhep set up an ambush to free their boss but Laborie and her men manage to escape...
Direction
Siri's siege choreography predates his work on 'Hostage' and 'Splinter Cell'.
Practical Effects
Real French GIGN advisors; authentic tactics, real weight to every reload.
Editing
Ruthless economy—no fat, just escalating suffocation.
Director
Florent-Emilio Siri
Samy Naceri
Nasser
Benoît Magimel
Santino
Nadia Farès
Helene Laborie
Pascal Greggory
Louis
Anisia Uzeyman
Nadia
Richard Sammel
Winfred
Valerio Mastandrea
Giovanni
Martial Odone
Martial
Martin Amic
Spitz
Alexandre Hamidi
Tony
Angelo Infanti
Abedin Nexhep
Sami Bouajila
Selim
Grigori Manoukov
Le Passager VAB
Frédéric Kontogom
Vigile 2
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released months before 'The Bourne Identity' rewrote the genre, this is the last gasp of grounded Euro-action before shaky-cam dominance.
Siri would later direct Bruce Willis in 'Hostage' (2005)—this was his calling card, and Willis reportedly watched it on repeat.
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