22 BULLETS Starring Jean Reno hits DVD and Blu-Ray this week. Read on to find out what critics are saying about this new French Action Thriller…
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“22 Bullets is a superior entry into the crowded gangster genre.” – INDIEMOVIEONLINE
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“If you’re looking for visceral excitement and hard action, the film “inspired by real-life events in the world of the Marseilles Mafia” does just what it says on the can,” – DAILY STAR
“A credible and exciting thriller as well as a genuinely moving story about the difficulties of growing older in a world which is changing around you” – BESTFORFILM
“Well executed and shamelessly entertaining” – METRO
“The sun-kissed photography makes a harsh movie look gorgeous.” – FILMSHAFT
22 Bullets, starring Jean Reno (Leon) and directed by Richard Berry (The Black Box), is a thriller inspired by the real-life events in the world of the Marseille Mafia. Sharing writing duties with Berry is Irène writer Eric Assous.
Charly Matteï has turned his back on his life as an outlaw. For the last three years, he’s led a peaceful life devoting himself to his wife and two children. Then, one winter morning, he’s left for dead in the parking garage in Marseille’s Old Port, with 22 bullets in his body.
Against all the odds, he doesn’t die…
22 BULLETS comes to DVD & BLU-RAY 31 JANUARY 2011
JEAN RENO
JEAN RENO is CHARLY MATTEÏ
Jean Reno’s career began in French cinema where he mostly worked with Luc Besson in The Big Blue (1988), Nikita(1990), and The Professional (1994).
This collaboration gave him both French and International recognition. He has starred in high-profile American films such as French Kiss (1995) with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline, Mission Impossible(1996) with Tom Cruise, Ronin(1998) with Robert De Niro, and Godzilla (1998). In 2006, he had a prominent role in the remake of The Pink Panther and its sequel, playing Gilbert Ponton, the partner of Inspector Clouseau opposite Steve Martin, and also portrayed Captain BézuFachein the Ron Howard film, The Da Vinci Code.
KAD MERAD
KAD MERAD
He played in more than 30 films in under 10 years, KadMeradis one of the most popular French actors of his generation. Usually playing in comedies, Kadhas been honored with the Cesar for best supporting actor in the drama Don’t Worry, I’m Fineby (Philippe Lioretin 2007).
RICHARD BERRY
DIRECTOR RICHARD BERRY
After acting in nearly 60 movies, this famous actor decided to go behind the camera. 22 Bullets is his 4th movie after L’Art(Délicat) de la Séduction, I, Cesar & The Black Box with Marion Cotillard .
