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The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch

2008 · 108 min

A glossy, globe-trotting corporate thriller that keeps you chasing double-crosses through sunlit harbors and sudden violence.

Directed by
Jérôme Salle
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Action
Overview
After a powerful billionaire is murdered, his secret adoptive son must race to prove his legitimacy, find his father's killers and stop them from taking over his financial empire.

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Directed by
Jérôme Salle
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Action
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • power
  • revenge
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Largo Winch Collection

  1. The Heir Apparent: Largo WinchMovie · 2008 This title
  2. Largo Winch IIMovie · 2011
  3. Largo Winch: The Price of MoneyMovie · 2024

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Genres
adventure, drama, action, thriller
Directed by
Jérôme Salle
Written by
Jérôme Salle, Julien Rappeneau
Starring
Tomer Sisley, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mélanie Thierry, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Karel Roden, Gilbert Melki, Anne Consigny, Steven Waddington
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Denis Rouden
Runtime
108 min
Country
Belgium, France, Hong Kong
Languages
French, English, Serbian, Portuguese

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