Largo Winch (2008)
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Largo Winch is a French film, adapted from the eponymous comic strip, realized by [[Jérôme Salle]], that came out on December 17th, 2008 at the cinema.
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Largo Winch is a French film, adapted from the eponymous comic book, directed by [[Jérôme Salle]], released in theaters on December 17, 2008.
  
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A continuation, [[Largo Winch II (2011) | Largo Winch 2]], came out on February 16th, 2011.
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A sequel, [[Largo Winch II (2011) | Largo Winch 2]], was released on February 16, 2011.
  
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
  
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[[File:Largo Winch Film Still 1.jpg|thumb|Photographie du tournage]]
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[[File:Largo Winch Film Still 1.jpg|thumb|Photograph of the filming]]The billionaire Nerio Winch has officially drowned. As the head of a financial empire, the W Group, his death is undoubtedly suspicious. An unexpected heir then emerges: Largo, secretly adopted by Nerio.
  
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The multimillionaire Nerio Winch has officially drowned. At the head of the financial empire, the Group W, his death is forcibly suspicious. An unexpected heir then surfaces: Largo, adopted secretly by Nerio.
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While Nerio's yacht sails one evening near Hong Kong, a diver suddenly appears and drags the businessman underwater to drown him.
  
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While Nerio's yacht sails one evening near Hong Kong, a diver comes into sight and catches the businessman to draw him away under the water and drowns him.
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On the same day, Largo arrives in a village in Mato Grosso to get a tattoo that will make him invincible. Hearing the cries of a woman, Léa, he intervenes and ends up fighting with corrupt police officers.
  
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The same day, Largo comes in a village of Mato Grosso to make a tattoo which will make him invincible. Hearing the cries of a woman, Léa, he intervenes and comes to fight with suspicious policemen.
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Largo manages to escape with Léa. Later, they make love. Taking advantage of Largo's sleep, Léa injects him with a drug. Police officers come to arrest the intoxicated Largo and discover packets of drugs. The chief of police informs him that he will spend 50 years of his life in prison.
  
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Largo manages to run away with Léa. Later, they make love. Taking advantage of Largo's sleep, Léa injects him with a drug. Policemen come to stop Largo, poisoned, and discover sachets of drug. The chief of the policemen announces him that he will pass 50 years of his life in prison.
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A police officer comes to fetch Largo from his cell the next day. Pretending to be unconscious, Largo manages to take the revolver from the police officer and lock him and his partner inside. Largo heads towards the police chief's office and discovers Freddy, a loyal follower of Nerio, buying his freedom and informing him of Nerio's death. Largo refuses the help and knocks out the police chief. The two of them escape.
  
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A policeman comes to get Largo in his cell the following day. This one, pretending to be unconscious, manages to get the revolver from the policeman and to lock him up, him and his team mate. Largo heads for the office of the chief of the policemen and discovers Freddy, a loyal supporter of Nerio buying his freedom and announces him the death of Nerio. Largo refuses his assistance and stuns the leader of the policemen. The two run away.
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Freddy and Largo commandeer a van and crash through the steel gate after destroying two cars and two motorcycles, while police officers shoot at them. As they drive down a slope, Largo realizes that the brakes of their vehicle no longer work. They narrowly avoid a truck but, further down, they hit the edge of the road, causing their vehicle to roll over and stop on the road.
  
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Freddy and Largo take over a van and break down the steel door after having destroyed two cars and two motorcycles, while policemen fire shots in their direction. While they take a slope down, Largo realizes that the brakes of their vehicle don't work any more. They avoid a truck by chance, lower down, they hit the ledge of the road and their vehicle makes barrels, stopping on the roadway.
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The truck they narrowly missed is heading towards them. Largo gets out of the van and must help Freddy out. A split second later, the truck smashes into their van.
  
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The truck which they just missed goes down towards them. Largo climbs out of the van and has to help Freddy to climb out of it. A split second later, the truck mows their van.
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The next day, the two find themselves in Hong Kong, where Largo is to be officially presented as the heir of the [[W Group]]. Meanwhile, the senior executives of the group discuss the future of the conglomerate, the largest ever held by a single person. Ann Ferguson informs them that there is an heir she heard about for the first time the day before.
  
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The following day, the two meet in Hong Kong, where Largo must be officially introduced as the heir of the Group W. At the same time, the senior managements of the group discuss the future of the conglomerate, the biggest to have been kept by a single person. Ann Ferguson makes the announcement that there is a heir of whom she heard for the first time the former day.
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As the senior executives are discussing, Largo is introduced to them. Some executives question him, unable to accept that someone so young could take the reins of such a financial empire. A high-ranking company officer enters the meeting room to warn Largo, but he is shot by a sniper from a room concealed by a tinted window. Largo chases the shooter and finds himself in a luxurious restroom. He is confronted by the head of security, Stephan Marcus, who immediately realizes his mistake. The killer seems to have vanished.
  
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While senior managements discuss, Largo is introduced to them. The higher staff question him, unable to accept that such a young person could take the reins of such a financial empire. A society's top graded gets into the meeting room to warn Largo, but he is slaughtered by a shooter from a room concealed by a tinted window pane. Largo runs after the shooter and finds himself in a luxurious room. He is taken by the leader of security, Stephan Marcus who immediately realizes his error. The killer seems to have disappeared.
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Largo learns that the W Group is quietly undergoing a hostile takeover. To counter it, Ferguson proposes to take over Korsky's group within a few days. For this operation to succeed, the group needs to borrow 3 billion USD, which is seen as impossible since it is in a precarious situation and must publicly announce its intention to do so, which would allow Korsky to become less vulnerable.
  
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Largo learns that the Group W is discreetly going through a hostile takeover bid. To counter it, Ferguson offers to take over Korsky's group in a couple of days. For this operation to succeed, the group must borrow 3 thousand millions USD, what is seen as impossible since he is in a precarious situation and must announce publicly his intention of doing it, that will allow Korsky to become less vulnerable.
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Ferguson points out that an individual can launch a hostile takeover without making it public. Largo can borrow 3 billion USD by pledging his shares in the W Group as collateral. However, Largo's legitimacy as a successor is still in question. He asserts that he will return within 24 hours with the group's shares, which are officially registered in Liechtenstein.
  
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Ferguson points out that an individual can throw a hostile takeover bid without making it public. Largo can possibly borrow 3 thousand millions USD by putting in guarantee his shares of the Group W. On the contrary, one still discusses for the legitimacy of Largo as successor. He maintains that he will be back in 24 hours with the parts of the group, which are officially registered in Liechtenstein.
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But all of this hides a trap.
  
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But all that hides a trap.
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==Technical Information==
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==Technical data sheet==
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* Direction: [[Jérôme Salle]]
 
* Direction: [[Jérôme Salle]]
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* Script: [[Julien Rappeneau]] et [[Jérôme Salle]], d'après la bande dessinée éponyme de [[Jean Van Hamme]] et [[Philippe Francq]]
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* Screenplay: [[Julien Rappeneau]] and [[Jérôme Salle]], based on the eponymous comic book by [[Jean Van Hamme]] and [[Philippe Francq]]
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* Production: [[Philippe Godeau]] et [[Nathalie Gastaldo]]
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* Production: [[Philippe Godeau]] and [[Nathalie Gastaldo]]
 
* Music: [[Alexandre Desplat]]
 
* Music: [[Alexandre Desplat]]
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* Picture: [[Denis Rouden]]
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* Cinematography: [[Denis Rouden]]
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* Assembly: [[Richard Marizy]]
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* Editing: [[Richard Marizy]]
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* Decors: [[Michel Barthélémy]]
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* Production Design: [[Michel Barthélémy]]
 
* Costumes: [[Radija Zeggai]]
 
* Costumes: [[Radija Zeggai]]
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* Direction of special effects : [[Alain Carsoux]]
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* Special Effects Direction: [[Alain Carsoux]]
 
* Stunts: [[Stéphane Boulay]]
 
* Stunts: [[Stéphane Boulay]]
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* Production: [[Pan-Européenne]]
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* Production Company: [[Pan-Européenne]]
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* Distribution: [[Wild Bunch]]
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* Distribution Company: [[Wild Bunch]]
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* Country of origin France
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* Country of Origin: France
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* Original languages: French, English and Serbian  
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* Original Languages: French, English, and Serbian
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* Format: Colours
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* Format: Color
 
* Budget: 25 million euros
 
* Budget: 25 million euros
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* Date of exit: December 17th, 2008  
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* Release Date: December 17, 2008
  
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==Distribution==
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==Cast==
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*[[Tomer Sisley]] : ''Largo Winch''
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*[[Tomer Sisley]]: ''Largo Winch''
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*[[Kristin Scott Thomas]] : ''Ann Ferguson''
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*[[Kristin Scott Thomas]]: ''Ann Ferguson''
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*[[Miki Manojlovic]] : ''Nerio Winch''
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*[[Miki Manojlovic]]: ''Nerio Winch''
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*[[Mélanie Thierry]] : ''Léa / Naomi''
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*[[Mélanie Thierry]]: ''Léa / Naomi''
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*[[Gilbert Melki]] : ''Freddy''
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*[[Gilbert Melki]]: ''Freddy''
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*[[Karel Roden]] : ''Mikhail Korsky''
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*[[Karel Roden]]: ''Mikhail Korsky''
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*[[Steven Waddington]] : ''Stephan Marcus''
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*[[Steven Waddington]]: ''Stephan Marcus''
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*[[Anne Consigny]] : ''Hannah''
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*[[Anne Consigny]]: ''Hannah''
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*[[Radivoje Buksic]] : ''Goran''
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*[[Radivoje Buksic]]: ''Goran''
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*[[Nicolas Vaude]] : ''Gauthier''
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*[[Nicolas Vaude]]: ''Gauthier''
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*[[Benedict Wong]] : ''William Kwan''
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*[[Benedict Wong]]: ''William Kwan''
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*[[Gerard Watkins]] : ''Cattaneo''
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*[[Gerard Watkins]]: ''Cattaneo''
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*[[Wolfgang Pissors]] : ''Attinger''
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*[[Wolfgang Pissors]]: ''Attinger''
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*[[Ted Thomas]] : ''Greenfield''
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*[[Ted Thomas]]: ''Greenfield''
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*[[David Gasman]] : ''Alexander Meyer''
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*[[David Gasman]]: ''Alexander Meyer''
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*[[Elizabeth Bennet]] : ''Miss Pennywinkle''
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*[[Elizabeth Bennet]]: ''Miss Pennywinkle''
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*[[Eddy Ko]] : ''Tatooist''
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*[[Eddy Ko]]: ''Tattoo Artist''
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*[[Bojana Panic]] : ''Melina''
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*[[Bojana Panic]]: ''Melina''
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*[[Ivan Marevich]] : ''Josip''
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*[[Ivan Marevich]]: ''Josip''
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*[[André Oumansky]] : ''Jacques Wallenberg''
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*[[André Oumansky]]: ''Jacques Wallenberg''
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*[[Digger Mesch]] : ''Policeman''
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*[[Digger Mesch]]: ''Police Officer''
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*[[Emmanuel Avena]] : ''Hicham''
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*[[Emmanuel Avena]]: ''Hicham''
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*[[Micaelle Mee-Sook]] : ''Rebecca''
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*[[Micaelle Mee-Sook]]: ''Rebecca''
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*[[Benjamin Siksou]] : ''Teenage Largo Winch''
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*[[Benjamin Siksou]]: ''Teenage Largo Winch''
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*[[Kerian Mayan]] : ''Child Largo Winch''
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*[[Kerian Mayan]]: ''Child Largo Winch''
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*[[Jake Vella]] : ''Baby Largo Winch''
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*[[Jake Vella]]: ''Baby Largo Winch''
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*[[Aidan Aquilina]] : ''Child Nerio''
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*[[Aidan Aquilina]]: ''Child Nerio''
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*[[Andre George Agius]] : ''Teenage Nerio''
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*[[Andre George Agius]]: ''Teenage Nerio''
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*[[Léo-Paul Salmain]] : ''Child Goran''
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*[[Léo-Paul Salmain]]: ''Child Goran''
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*[[Julian De Gorgio]] : ''Baby Goran''
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*[[Julian De Gorgio]]: ''Baby Goran''
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*[[Warren Jacquin]] : ''Teenage Goran''
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*[[Warren Jacquin]]: ''Teenage Goran''
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*[[Danica Cesljevic]] : ''Teenage Melina''
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*[[Danica Cesljevic]]: ''Teenage Melina''
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*[[Angele Galea]] : ''Nerio Winch's mother''
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*[[Angele Galea]]: ''Nerio Winch's Mother''
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*[[Lubomir Misak]] : ''Nerio Winch's father''
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*[[Lubomir Misak]]: ''Nerio Winch's Father''
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*[[Stuart Ong]] : ''Saint John Hospital Manager''
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*[[Stuart Ong]]: ''Director of St. John’s Hospital''
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*[[Marica Vuletic Naumovic]] : ''Head of the orphanage''
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*[[Marica Vuletic Naumovic]]: ''Orphanage Director''
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*[[Marija Opsenica Zivkovic]] : ''New head of the orphanage''
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*[[Marija Opsenica Zivkovic]]: ''New Orphanage Director''
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*[[Nina Radonjic]] : ''Pediatric nurse of the orphanage''
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*[[Nina Radonjic]]: ''Orphanage Caregiver''
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*[[Michel Dubois]] : ''Manager of the school''
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*[[Michel Dubois]]: ''School Director''
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*[[Jessie Cheung]] : ''Restaurant's Hostess''
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*[[Jessie Cheung]]: ''Restaurant Hostess''
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*[[Joe Cortis]] : ''Security guard of the orphanage''
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*[[Joe Cortis]]: ''Orphanage Guard''
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*[[Sin Ho Ying Thomas]] : ''Sailor of the yacht''
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*[[Sin Ho Ying Thomas]]: ''Yacht Sailor''
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*[[Murray Burton]] : ''Kramer''
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*[[Murray Burton]]: ''Kramer''
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*[[Jason Ying]] : ''Room service hotel server''
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*[[Jason Ying]]: ''Hotel Room Service Waiter''
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*[[Cathy Lam]] : ''Lounge hostess''
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*[[Cathy Lam]]: ''Lounge Hostess''
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*[[Predrag Vasic]] : ''Danis Vlatkovic''
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*[[Predrag Vasic]]: ''Danis Vlatkovic''
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*[[Tenessa Tampied-Dupuis]] : ''Goran's girlfriend''
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*[[Tenessa Tampied-Dupuis]]: ''Goran’s Girlfriend''
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*[[Byron W. Jeong]] : ''Chinese businessman''
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*[[Byron W. Jeong]]: ''Chinese Businessman''
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*[[Derek Ting]] : ''Technician of the hotel''
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*[[Derek Ting]]: ''Hotel Technician''
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*[[Alberto Bettencourt]] : ''Leader of the militiamen''
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*[[Alberto Bettencourt]]: ''Militia Leader''
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*[[Oseas Garcia]] : ''Militiaman''
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*[[Oseas Garcia]]: ''Militiaman''
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*[[Vincent Haquin]] : ''Militiaman''
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*[[Vincent Haquin]]: ''Militiaman''
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*[[Patrick Vo]] : ''Marcus' Bodyguard''
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*[[Patrick Vo]]: ''Marcus's Bodyguard''
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*[[Audrey Ottaviano]] : ''Marcus's bodyguard''
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*[[Audrey Ottaviano]]: ''Marcus's Bodyguard''
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*[[Pascal Guillemin]] : ''Marcus's bodyguard''
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*[[Pascal Guillemin]]: ''Marcus's Bodyguard''
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*[[Michael Langton]] : ''Financial director of Korsky''
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*[[Michael Langton]]: ''Korsky's Financial Director''
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*[[Louisa Bojesen]] : ''Presenter TV CNBC ''
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*[[Louisa Bojesen]]: ''CNBC TV Presenter''
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*[[Ross Westgate]] : ''Newscaster TV CNBC ''
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*[[Ross Westgate]]: ''CNBC TV Presenter''
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*[[Jacky Chu]] : ''Sound mixer TV''
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*[[Jacky Chu]]: ''TV Sound Technician''
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*[[Glen Chin]] : ''Policeman''
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*[[Glen Chin]]: ''Police Officer''
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*[[Stuart Lee Markham]] : ''Policeman''
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*[[Stuart Lee Markham]]: ''Police Officer''
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*[[Wai Fung Mak]] : ''Policeman''
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*[[Wai Fung Mak]]: ''Police Officer''
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*[[Paul Mau]] : ''Policeman''
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*[[Paul Mau]]: ''Police Officer''
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*[[Emerson Cortez]] : ''Policeman''
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*[[Emerson Cortez]]: ''Police Officer''
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*[[Jefferson Cortez]] : ''Policeman''
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*[[Jefferson Cortez]]: ''Police Officer''
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*[[Joselito Mateos]] : ''Member of the Council Winch Co''
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*[[Joselito Mateos]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member''
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*[[Koji Furudoi]] : ''Member of the Council Winch Co''
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*[[Koji Furudoi]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member''
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*[[Gérard Ouradou dit Grégory]] : ''Member of the Council Winch Co''
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*[[Gérard Ouradou dit Grégory]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member''
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*[[Roger Kajman]] : ''Member of the Council Winch Co''
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*[[Roger Kajman]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member''
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*[[Jean-Pierre Frankfower]] : ''Member of the Council Winch Co''
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*[[Jean-Pierre Frankfower]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member''
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*[[Jean-Georges Brunet]] : ''Member of the Council Winch Co''
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*[[Jean-Georges Brunet]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member''
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*[[David Tissot]] : ''Member of the Council Winch Co''
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*[[David Tissot]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member''
  
 
===Filming===
 
===Filming===
  
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Filming took place between August and December, 2007. The main places of filming were:
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The filming took place between August and December 2007. The main filming locations are:
 
* Sicily
 
* Sicily
 
* Malta
 
* Malta
 
* Hong Kong
 
* Hong Kong
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* Macao
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* Macau
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* Serbia  
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* Serbia
  
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==Rewards==
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==Awards==
  
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* [[World Soundtrack Awards]] 2009 : Better compositor of the year for [[Alexander Desplat]], reward allocated for his job on Largo Winch but also on Coco before Chanel, The Strange History of Benjamin Button and Chéri  
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* [[World Soundtrack Awards]] 2009: Composer of the Year for [[Alexandre Desplat]], an award given for his work on ''Largo Winch'' but also on ''[[Coco Before Chanel]]'', ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'', and ''[[Chéri (2009 film)|Chéri]]''
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* [[Étoiles d'or]] 2009 : Masculine Revelation for [[Tomer Sisley]]
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* [[Étoiles d'Or]] 2009: Best Male Newcomer for [[Tomer Sisley]]

Latest revision as of 09:38, 3 September 2024

Largo Winch is a French film, adapted from the eponymous comic book, directed by Jérôme Salle, released in theaters on December 17, 2008.

A sequel, Largo Winch 2, was released on February 16, 2011.

Contents

[edit] Synopsis

Photograph of the filming
The billionaire Nerio Winch has officially drowned. As the head of a financial empire, the W Group, his death is undoubtedly suspicious. An unexpected heir then emerges: Largo, secretly adopted by Nerio.

While Nerio's yacht sails one evening near Hong Kong, a diver suddenly appears and drags the businessman underwater to drown him.

On the same day, Largo arrives in a village in Mato Grosso to get a tattoo that will make him invincible. Hearing the cries of a woman, Léa, he intervenes and ends up fighting with corrupt police officers.

Largo manages to escape with Léa. Later, they make love. Taking advantage of Largo's sleep, Léa injects him with a drug. Police officers come to arrest the intoxicated Largo and discover packets of drugs. The chief of police informs him that he will spend 50 years of his life in prison.

A police officer comes to fetch Largo from his cell the next day. Pretending to be unconscious, Largo manages to take the revolver from the police officer and lock him and his partner inside. Largo heads towards the police chief's office and discovers Freddy, a loyal follower of Nerio, buying his freedom and informing him of Nerio's death. Largo refuses the help and knocks out the police chief. The two of them escape.

Freddy and Largo commandeer a van and crash through the steel gate after destroying two cars and two motorcycles, while police officers shoot at them. As they drive down a slope, Largo realizes that the brakes of their vehicle no longer work. They narrowly avoid a truck but, further down, they hit the edge of the road, causing their vehicle to roll over and stop on the road.

The truck they narrowly missed is heading towards them. Largo gets out of the van and must help Freddy out. A split second later, the truck smashes into their van.

The next day, the two find themselves in Hong Kong, where Largo is to be officially presented as the heir of the W Group. Meanwhile, the senior executives of the group discuss the future of the conglomerate, the largest ever held by a single person. Ann Ferguson informs them that there is an heir she heard about for the first time the day before.

As the senior executives are discussing, Largo is introduced to them. Some executives question him, unable to accept that someone so young could take the reins of such a financial empire. A high-ranking company officer enters the meeting room to warn Largo, but he is shot by a sniper from a room concealed by a tinted window. Largo chases the shooter and finds himself in a luxurious restroom. He is confronted by the head of security, Stephan Marcus, who immediately realizes his mistake. The killer seems to have vanished.

Largo learns that the W Group is quietly undergoing a hostile takeover. To counter it, Ferguson proposes to take over Korsky's group within a few days. For this operation to succeed, the group needs to borrow 3 billion USD, which is seen as impossible since it is in a precarious situation and must publicly announce its intention to do so, which would allow Korsky to become less vulnerable.

Ferguson points out that an individual can launch a hostile takeover without making it public. Largo can borrow 3 billion USD by pledging his shares in the W Group as collateral. However, Largo's legitimacy as a successor is still in question. He asserts that he will return within 24 hours with the group's shares, which are officially registered in Liechtenstein.

But all of this hides a trap.

[edit] Technical Information

[edit] Cast

[edit] Filming

The filming took place between August and December 2007. The main filming locations are:

  • Sicily
  • Malta
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau
  • Serbia

[edit] Awards

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