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Colt 45

2014 · 85 min

A taut, brooding French crime thriller that simmers with quiet menace before erupting into sharp, visceral violence.

Directed by
Fabrice Du Welz
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Action
Starring
Gérard Lanvin, JoeyStarr, Alice Taglioni
Tagline
If your nature is fire, it is the law, you will burn
Overview
Vincent Miles, a gunsmith and shooting instructor at the National Police, is an expert in combat shooting who stubbornly refuses to join a field brigade, a choice which his colleagues do not understand. When he meets Milo Cardena, a mysterious and skilled cop, his life changes in such way that he cannot ignore his true nature anymore.

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Directed by
Fabrice Du Welz
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Action
Starring
Gérard Lanvin, JoeyStarr, Alice Taglioni
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • obsession
  • identity
  • violence
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, action, crime
Directed by
Fabrice Du Welz
Written by
Fathi Beddiar
Starring
Gérard Lanvin, JoeyStarr, Alice Taglioni, Ymanol Perset, Simon Abkarian, Antoine Basler, Jo Prestia, Salem Kali
Music
Benjamin Shielden
Cinematography
Benoît Debie
Runtime
85 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
English, French

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