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Summary
A tough nightclub bouncer struggling to raise his 8-year-old daughter is forced to go undercover after an unfortunate event.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 63
User score7.1
IMDb5.9
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings2.9/5
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −24 min on the typical 108
typical 10884Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 34 countries, rent or buy in 19 more
+24Released
2018
August 22, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaThrillerLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Belgium
France
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more23 people
- Jean-Claude Van DammeLukas
- Sami BouajilaHakim Zeroual
- Sveva AlvitiLisa Zaccherini
- Kevin JanssensGeert
- Sam LouwyckJan Dekkers
- KaarisOmar
- Alice VersetSarah
- Dimitri 'Vegas' ThivaiosNightclub Aggressor
- DBDamien BuffardDutch Chemist
- MBMaria BortotSarah's Teacher
Manou KerstingIntermediary Antiquarian- ECEric CastexZeroual's Goon #1
Carlos SchramZeroual's Goon #2
Olivier PrémelZeroual's Goon #3
Laurent D'EliaNightclub Patron
Cécilia NgoWaitress #1
Kevin van DoorslaerChalet Man
Catherine HaducaFriend #1
Kelly Van HoordeStripper
Tamara PetersStripper
Kelly KrijgsmanStripper
Esther JacobsStripper- MSMélissa SekerNaked Junky Woman
Directing · 7
- Julien Leclercq Director, Producer
- Adam El Manawy Third Assistant Director
- Marcus Himbert First Assistant Director
- Valérie Wery Second Assistant Director
- Florilène Munoz Third Assistant Director
- Alix Rausin Third Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Jérémie Guez Screenplay, Producer
Production · 15
- James Huntsman Executive Producer
- Adrian Politowski Producer
- Julien Madon Producer
- Bastien Sirodot Producer
- Nadia Khamlichi Producer
- Benoît Roland Producer
Camera · 7
- Robrecht Heyvaert Director of Photography
- Stéphane Renard First Assistant Camera
- Ruben Appeltans First Assistant Camera
- Aymeric Colas Camera Operator
- Stijn Deprez Grip
- Guillaume Gry Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Benjamin Courtines Editor
- Léo Parmentier Assistant Editor
Sound · 12
- François Roy Original Music Composer
- Jean-Jacques Hertz Original Music Composer
- Renaud Guillaumin Supervising Sound Editor
- Bruno Seznec Sound Supervisor
- Lucas Le Bart Boom Operator
- Philippe van Leer Foley Artist
Art · 2
- Geert Paredis Production Design
- Hendrik van Kets Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Catherine Marchand Costume Design
- Patricia Saive Assistant Costume Designer
- Patricia Grant Assistant Makeup Artist
- Leyla Van Hassel Hairstylist
- Frank van Wolleghem Key Hair Stylist
Visual Effects · 15
- Mikaël Tanguy Visual Effects Supervisor
- Anna Fusacchia VFX Editor
- Christophe Ferrier Visual Effects Technical Director
- Emmanuelle Remy Matte Painter
- David Loti Visual Effects Coordinator
- Francesco Rossi 2D Artist
Lighting · 4
- Jamie Drossaert Lighting Technician
- Jean Gonzales Electrician
- Aaron Veys Electrician
- Wim Swinnen Gaffer
Other crew · 3
- Aurélia Agel Stunts
- Patrick Vo Fight Choreographer
- Thomas Wilski Drone Operator
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