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Brutal French thriller from director Frederic Schoendoerffer. Veteran mob boss Claude Corti (Phillipe Caubere) rules over his gang of power-hungry, yet devoted, thugs with an iron fist. In a world of fast cars, upscale drugs, and expensive women, Corti makes sure that his soldiers are well rewarded for their loyalty. When his trust is finally betrayed, though, he unleashes a wave of ultra-violence that sends the city of Paris into total lockdown.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Secret Agents director Frederic Schoendoerffer teams with screenwriter Yann Brion for this violent crime drama concerning a brutal kingpin imprisoned by authorities, and the conflict that arises among his underlings as greed taking precedence over loyalty. Claude Corti (Philippe Caubere) is a ruthless crime lord whose creative use of power drills and metal rods have earned him both the fear and respect of the Paris underworld. When Corti is eventually captured by the police and sentenced to prison, the streets become divided by those who intend to carry on with business as usual, and those who see the departure as a notable opportunity for advancement. Beatrice Dalle, Benoit Magimel, and Olivier Marchal co-star in an unflinching look at a world where the only thing cheaper than life is loyalty. ...Paris Lockdown ( Truands ) ( Crime Insiders )
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A Kid's Review
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actionpacked, but with brains, not just shot 'em up - even if it's plenty of that to go around as well.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Frederic Schoendoerffer's French gangster movie Truands aka Paris Lockdown may not have much plot but, unlike his catastrophically dull and inert (if such a word could be used about a film mostly comprised of scenes of people walking) Agents Secrets, there's enough incident to compliment the ambiance. With its philosophising limited to the odd line like "To dodge a bullet you hold the gun," there's a satisfyingly unsentimental approach to its pragmatic criminal antiheroes, the violence brutal but the torture scenes not dwelled upon - the aim of the criminals is to get their message across as quickly as well as as painfully as possible. The emphasis on efficiency over grandstanding extends to the film's biggest setpiece, a well-staged but not too over the top shootout in a parking lot marred only by not knowing who is doing what to whom.
Olivier Marchal, ex-cop turned actor-director (36 Quai des Orfevres, MR 73) has the perfect face for a professional villain, which is enough to offset leading man Benoit's Magimel's occasionally unfortunate resemblance to British comedian Paul Whitehouse here, but the standouts in the cast are Philippe Caubere's crimelord whose arrest causes a dangerous power vacuum and Tomer Sisley's small-timer who's come out of jail with religion and a burning desire to stick it to the old school. It's not a great film and breaks no new ground, but it covers it pretty well, and there's a nice throwaway in-joke where one character watches one of the director's father's films, La 317ème Section.
The UK PAL DVD boasts a decent subtitled 2.35:1 widescreen transfer and includes a lengthy 52-minute documentary on the making of the film and the UK and international trailers for the film.
Olivier Marchal, ex-cop turned actor-director (36 Quai des Orfevres, MR 73) has the perfect face for a professional villain, which is enough to offset leading man Benoit's Magimel's occasionally unfortunate resemblance to British comedian Paul Whitehouse here, but the standouts in the cast are Philippe Caubere's crimelord whose arrest causes a dangerous power vacuum and Tomer Sisley's small-timer who's come out of jail with religion and a burning desire to stick it to the old school. It's not a great film and breaks no new ground, but it covers it pretty well, and there's a nice throwaway in-joke where one character watches one of the director's father's films, La 317ème Section.
The UK PAL DVD boasts a decent subtitled 2.35:1 widescreen transfer and includes a lengthy 52-minute documentary on the making of the film and the UK and international trailers for the film.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By W. Chung
Format:DVD
Gangster world - violence, sex, betrayal, murders - the French style with its characteristics of nake truth and horrifying reality. I guess what is portrayed here is nothing more than what's actually happening in the underground world. More important is this movie has a storyline and the characters that you graduately learn to know them as human beings with hate, love, just as in real life. Feel the pain, the brutal dynamic cycle in a Paris underworld. A portray of the major players in an underground world not found in Hollywood movies.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT TORTURE SCENES
Cool French gangster film with some great gut wrenching torture scenes.You'll be hooked after the first 10 minutes.GREAT.Well worth a purchase.
Published 2 months ago by Vlad the emailer
1.0 out of 5 stars
No storyline, no character development and lots of submissive women
I too was taken in by the idea of a classic French crime film. After seeing the first naked woman and gunfight, I thought they'd develop the characters a little. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2010 by D. Minett
1.0 out of 5 stars
Nasty
Having enjoyed the recent two series of "Spiral" and the first part of the film "Mesrine", I had hoped for a smiliar, gritty expose of France's crinimal underworld. Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2010 by Ian Thumwood
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor
I brought this film expecting something full of non-stop action, as described in the blurb. In reality we get about 20 minutes at the start,and next its around an hour of the... Read more
Published on 26 July 2009 by Mr. S. R. Pimley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great french gangster mayhem
I purchased this after reading a review in darkside magazine. I thought this film was great. Gritty, gory and violent. Read more
Published on 27 May 2009 by Amanda Bexon
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fast, ultraviolent, gangsta movie
If you liked Dobermann, perhaps this movie is for you. A solid hard boiled film in french salsa. No policeman (flics ...) bad or good, only a group of gangsters very, very bad. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2008 by Empe
1.0 out of 5 stars
thoroughly nasty
Sometimes, it takes another way of looking at a movie genre to make the viewer really sit up and take notice, and in the past few countries have done the crime thriller better than... Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2008 by Mr. Rwj Nixon
2.0 out of 5 stars
run of the mill affair
I agree with the other reviewer that this film is somewhat reliant on the violence/action to keep it going but that's not enough. Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2008 by godzilla78
3.0 out of 5 stars
Slick, violent but with nothing else going for it.
As a lover of French gangster films, I suppose that I have been spoilt by the Gallic masterpieces of the past with films like Rififi, Bob le Flambour, Touchez par au Grisbi and Le... Read more
Published on 31 July 2008 by steve b
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