Bastille Day (2016)
Directed by James Watkins

Action / Drama

Film Synopsis

Paris, 14th July.  An English pickpocket Michael Mason finds himself public enemy number one when he steals a bag and casually discards the teddy bear that he finds inside it.  Unbeknown to him, the bear contains a bomb that is detonated almost immediately after he throws it away.  Naturally, Michael is mistaken for a terrorist and is soon hotly pursued by the security forces, including the CIA.  Sean Briar, the agent leading the investigation, soon catches up with Michael but quickly realises he has nothing to do with the terrorist attack.  Suspecting he is a pawn in some fiendish plot, the pickpocket agrees to join forces with Briar to unmask the real perpetrators of the atrocity.  What the two men uncover is a terrifying campaign of terror orchestrated by a powerful group of individuals within the French government.  By the time they realise this, the plotters already have them in their sights...
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Film Credits

  • Director: James Watkins
  • Script: Andrew Baldwin, James Watkins
  • Photo: Tim Maurice-Jones
  • Music: Alex Heffes
  • Cast: Idris Elba (Sean Briar), Richard Madden (Michael Mason), Charlotte Le Bon (Zoe Naville), Kelly Reilly (Karen Dacre), Anatol Yusef (Tom Luddy), José Garcia (Victor Gamieux)
  • Country: UK / France / USA
  • Language: English / French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 92 min

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