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Sleepless Night (Nuit blanche)

Sleepless Night (Nuit blanche)

Movie · 2011 · 13 people

Frédéric Jardin directed Nuit blanche, known internationally as Sleepless Night, a 2011 French-language action thriller. A co-production between France, Belgium and Luxembourg, it had its world premiere at that year's Toronto International Film Festival and drew positive notices from critics. It opened in France on 16 November 2011 and in Turkey, as Soluksuz Gece, on 8 June 2012. It runs about 98 minutes.

The story covers a single night in Paris. Vincent (Tomer Sisley), a corrupt cop with links to the underworld, and his colleague Manuel (Laurent Stocker) seize a cocaine shipment belonging to the Corsican mob. His identity is quickly found out, and the gang kidnaps his weakest point, his son Thomas (Samy Seghir). Their only demand is the stolen cocaine: Vincent must bring it to a nightclub in a suburb on the edge of the city. The mob boss who lost the drugs, José Marciano, is played by Serge Riaboukine. The cast also includes Catalina Denis, Adel Bencherif, Julien Boisselier, Pom Klementieff and the Turkish actor Birol Ünel, whose performance was well received.

Jardin wrote the screenplay with Nicolas Saada. The film stands out for a pace set by an opening car chase and for a mix of violence and humor.

DirectorFrédéric Jardin

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Birol Ünel Birol Ünel Actor · died at 59 Yilmaz Samy Seghir Samy Seghir Actor · 32 years old Thomas Lizzie Brocheré Catalina Denis Adel Bencherif Julien Boisselier Alain Paul Bonnet Dominique Bettenfeld JoeyStarr Laurent Stocker Serge Riaboukine Tomer Sisley Olivier Massart

Also in the cast: Pom Klementieff

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

One night, a kidnapped son and a cocaine shipment that has to be handed back: Sleepless Night is a tension machine from the moment it is set up. The opening car chase sets a high pace right away, and the countdown feeling never lets up. The hero being a dirty cop himself blurs who can trust whom and pushes the stakes higher. A film that never leaves adrenaline fans hanging and does not drag on for no reason.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Frédéric Jardin's film is a tight genre exercise that squeezes its story into a single night. Its structural strength lies in making the protagonist not a morally clean hero but a corrupt cop with underworld ties, and that ambiguity makes Vincent's fight for his son more interesting than a simple rescue story. Placing violence and humour side by side cuts both ways, though: in my view the moments that release the tension sometimes lower the dramatic pressure too. The Toronto premiere and the positive reviews show that this hard-edged take on the French crime film found its audience. Birol Ünel's well-received performance is an extra point of interest for Turkish viewers.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

This is not a family film. Violence is a big part of the story, and it deals with heavy subjects like drugs, the mob and a kidnapped boy. A father's fight to save his son creates an emotional pull, but it is not suitable for young children. It is an option for adults and older teens who like thrillers; for a family night, pick something else.

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