A robber escapes from prison with a single objective in mind: to track down his former cellmate, a serial killer who intends to pin his crimes on him. A cop is sent after the robber who, despite his best efforts, soon becomes Public Enemy Number One. As the protagonists are driven to their limits, it becomes increasingly unclear who is the hunter and who is the prey.
Direction
Valette turns every French countryside road into a trap.
Acting
Dupontel's physical desperation is genuinely exhausting to watch.
Director
Eric Valette
Albert Dupontel
Franck Adrien
Alice Taglioni
Claire Linné
Stéphane Debac
Jean-Louis Maurel
Natacha Régnier
Christine Maurel
Sergi López
Manuel Carrega
Caterina Murino
Anna Adrien
Olivier Schneider
Novik
Zinedine Soualem
Lucciani
Serge Hazanavicius
Lafay
Jean-Marie Winling
Pascaud
François Hatt
Nico
Lucien Jean-Baptiste
Alex
Yves Verhoeven
Brice, le maton
Claire Bouanich
Mélissa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dupontel co-wrote the screenplay and did most of his own stunts, including a real truck-drag sequence that left him genuinely injured.
Released when French genre cinema was pivoting from talky prestige to lean Hollywood-style thrillers—this was Valette's deliberate middle finger to the 'too intellectual' criticism.
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