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If we see Vincent stash a gun, it will play out later in an interesting (not predictable) way. In such congested locations, it would be easy to lose ourselves in all the hallways, cramped stairwells, bustling kitchen, and privates offices, but Jardin takes us by the hand and runs us through it all, while managing to make everything we see count for something. Jardin excels at making every frame matter and for a film with a story that has a kinetic pulse to its emotional urgency, that’s important. At no point did I ever truly think I knew how the story was going to play out – and that’s quite refreshing. What becomes apparent here is how compelling the characters in “Sleepless Night” are, but also how exciting the screenplay (co-written by Jardin, along Nicolas Saada and Olivier Douyère) is with its added stakes, painful twists and unexpected turns. Everything falls apart when Vignali moves the bag, which puts Vincent in quite a predicament with Marciano, who won’t release his boy unless he gets what his. All parties are determined, dangerous and willing to do anything to meet their respective goals. We also see some of Marciano’s clients (led by French rapper, Joey Starr) get involved in the evenings affairs. He’s unaware he’s being tailed by a female cop, Vignali ( Lizzie Brocheré) who’s out to bring Vincent to justice, while her own boss, Lacombe ( Julien Boisselier) an Internal Affairs cop has his own agenda. As soon as Vincent arrives at the club, he stashes the bag in a ceiling above a toilet in the men’s room, before he makes his way to Marciano. First off, Manuel isn’t too happy with what his partner is doing with the drugs, but his objection is the last thing on Vincent’s mind. Fair and simple transaction.īut nothing is simple in “Sleepless Night” (hence the title), especially when other parties interfere with the transaction for various reasons. All Vincent has to do is show up at the club, return the coke to Marciano and leave safely with his son. To get his goods back, Marciano kidnaps Vincent’s adolescent son from school and holds him hostage and a massive nightclub he owns. We soon learn that Vincent has had some secretive dealings with the owner of the procured package, a local kingpin named Marciano ( Serge Riaboukine) who doesn’t take kindly to his product being stolen from him – especially when he learns who stole it. So, the first catch is that Vincent is corrupt and so is his partner, Manuel. We follow him to his work and learn the guy’s a cop.
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It doesn’t go all that smoothly though, when an altercation leaves Vincent with an annoying stab wound. From there, we dive into a daring daytime heist and watch as two men in ski masks, Vincent ( Tomer Sisley) and Manuel ( Laurent Stoker), collide into a car and steal a load of cocaine from the occupants. Jardin starts out with a visually absorbing title sequence that feels like the opening of “Kiss Me Deadly”, so right there – I’m hooked.
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It’s similar in many ways to a movie like “Taken” but more manic, since the protagonist is more frantic and desperate to see things through. If you’ve been searching for a coherent and awesome action movie, look no further than this relentless nocturnal ride.
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I can’t remember the last time I’ve been pulled into a film cold turkey, knowing next to nothing about the filmmakers or the actors involved, and became immediately transfixed and committed to the story, the characters and the non-stop action. This French thriller is clearly one of the most intense nail-biters I have seen in some time. It’s unclear how they decide which films to release, but after watching writer/director Frédéric Jardin’s “Sleepless Night”, they must be the best of the fest. release date: (VOD, iTunes & Amazon Instant)Įach year after the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, the showrunners release a handful of the films that have premiered there on a variety of streaming outlets. Produced by: Marco Cherqui, David Grumbach & Jean-Jacques Neira Written by: Frédéric Jardin, Nicolas Saada & Olivier Douyère