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Point Blank stars Gilles Lellouche as hapless hospital orderly Samuel, whose pregnant wife Nadia (Elena Anaya) is suddenly kidnapped. Samuel then receives a phone call, ordering him to break heavily guarded patient Hugo (Roschdy Zem) out of hospital if he ever wants to see his wife again. Samuel manages to get Hugo away from the police but things quickly go from bad to worse as he discovers he's caught in the middle of a vicious war between ruthless criminals and corrupt cops. When the police name Samuel as a fugitive, he realises he's going to have to join forces with Hugo if he's going to have a hope of rescuing Nadia.

Primary Title
  • Point Blank = À bout portant
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 1 January 2013
Release Year
  • 2010
Start Time
  • 10 : 50
Finish Time
  • 12 : 10
Duration
  • 80:00
Channel
  • Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • Point Blank stars Gilles Lellouche as hapless hospital orderly Samuel, whose pregnant wife Nadia (Elena Anaya) is suddenly kidnapped. Samuel then receives a phone call, ordering him to break heavily guarded patient Hugo (Roschdy Zem) out of hospital if he ever wants to see his wife again. Samuel manages to get Hugo away from the police but things quickly go from bad to worse as he discovers he's caught in the middle of a vicious war between ruthless criminals and corrupt cops. When the police name Samuel as a fugitive, he realises he's going to have to join forces with Hugo if he's going to have a hope of rescuing Nadia.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • French
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Kidnapping--Drama
  • Thrillers (Motion pictures)
  • Gangsters--Drama
  • Feature films--France
Genres
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Fred Cavayé (Director)
  • Fred Cavayé (Writer)
  • Guillaume Lemans (Writer)
  • Gilles Lellouche (Actor)
  • Roschdy Zem (Actor)
  • Gérard Lanvin (Actor)
  • Cyril Colbeau-Justin (Producer)
  • Jean-Baptiste Dupont (Producer)
  • LGM Productions (Production Unit)
  • Gaumont (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Kidnapping--Drama
  • Thrillers (Motion pictures)
  • Gangsters--Drama
  • Feature films--France