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| − | As | + | 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 sequel, [[Largo Winch II (2011) | Largo Winch 2]], was released on February 16, 2011. | ||
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| + | ==Synopsis== | ||
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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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| + | 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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| + | 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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| + | 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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| + | 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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| + | 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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| + | 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 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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| + | 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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| + | 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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| + | 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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| + | But all of this hides a trap. | ||
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| + | ==Technical Information== | ||
| + | * Direction: [[Jérôme Salle]] | ||
| + | * Screenplay: [[Julien Rappeneau]] and [[Jérôme Salle]], based on the eponymous comic book by [[Jean Van Hamme]] and [[Philippe Francq]] | ||
| + | * Production: [[Philippe Godeau]] and [[Nathalie Gastaldo]] | ||
| + | * Music: [[Alexandre Desplat]] | ||
| + | * Cinematography: [[Denis Rouden]] | ||
| + | * Editing: [[Richard Marizy]] | ||
| + | * Production Design: [[Michel Barthélémy]] | ||
| + | * Costumes: [[Radija Zeggai]] | ||
| + | * Special Effects Direction: [[Alain Carsoux]] | ||
| + | * Stunts: [[Stéphane Boulay]] | ||
| + | * Production Company: [[Pan-Européenne]] | ||
| + | * Distribution Company: [[Wild Bunch]] | ||
| + | * Country of Origin: France | ||
| + | * Original Languages: French, English, and Serbian | ||
| + | * Format: Color | ||
| + | * Budget: 25 million euros | ||
| + | * Release Date: December 17, 2008 | ||
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| + | ==Cast== | ||
| + | *[[Tomer Sisley]]: ''Largo Winch'' | ||
| + | *[[Kristin Scott Thomas]]: ''Ann Ferguson'' | ||
| + | *[[Miki Manojlovic]]: ''Nerio Winch'' | ||
| + | *[[Mélanie Thierry]]: ''Léa / Naomi'' | ||
| + | *[[Gilbert Melki]]: ''Freddy'' | ||
| + | *[[Karel Roden]]: ''Mikhail Korsky'' | ||
| + | *[[Steven Waddington]]: ''Stephan Marcus'' | ||
| + | *[[Anne Consigny]]: ''Hannah'' | ||
| + | *[[Radivoje Buksic]]: ''Goran'' | ||
| + | *[[Nicolas Vaude]]: ''Gauthier'' | ||
| + | *[[Benedict Wong]]: ''William Kwan'' | ||
| + | *[[Gerard Watkins]]: ''Cattaneo'' | ||
| + | *[[Wolfgang Pissors]]: ''Attinger'' | ||
| + | *[[Ted Thomas]]: ''Greenfield'' | ||
| + | *[[David Gasman]]: ''Alexander Meyer'' | ||
| + | *[[Elizabeth Bennet]]: ''Miss Pennywinkle'' | ||
| + | *[[Eddy Ko]]: ''Tattoo Artist'' | ||
| + | *[[Bojana Panic]]: ''Melina'' | ||
| + | *[[Ivan Marevich]]: ''Josip'' | ||
| + | *[[André Oumansky]]: ''Jacques Wallenberg'' | ||
| + | *[[Digger Mesch]]: ''Police Officer'' | ||
| + | *[[Emmanuel Avena]]: ''Hicham'' | ||
| + | *[[Micaelle Mee-Sook]]: ''Rebecca'' | ||
| + | *[[Benjamin Siksou]]: ''Teenage Largo Winch'' | ||
| + | *[[Kerian Mayan]]: ''Child Largo Winch'' | ||
| + | *[[Jake Vella]]: ''Baby Largo Winch'' | ||
| + | *[[Aidan Aquilina]]: ''Child Nerio'' | ||
| + | *[[Andre George Agius]]: ''Teenage Nerio'' | ||
| + | *[[Léo-Paul Salmain]]: ''Child Goran'' | ||
| + | *[[Julian De Gorgio]]: ''Baby Goran'' | ||
| + | *[[Warren Jacquin]]: ''Teenage Goran'' | ||
| + | *[[Danica Cesljevic]]: ''Teenage Melina'' | ||
| + | *[[Angele Galea]]: ''Nerio Winch's Mother'' | ||
| + | *[[Lubomir Misak]]: ''Nerio Winch's Father'' | ||
| + | *[[Stuart Ong]]: ''Director of St. John’s Hospital'' | ||
| + | *[[Marica Vuletic Naumovic]]: ''Orphanage Director'' | ||
| + | *[[Marija Opsenica Zivkovic]]: ''New Orphanage Director'' | ||
| + | *[[Nina Radonjic]]: ''Orphanage Caregiver'' | ||
| + | *[[Michel Dubois]]: ''School Director'' | ||
| + | *[[Jessie Cheung]]: ''Restaurant Hostess'' | ||
| + | *[[Joe Cortis]]: ''Orphanage Guard'' | ||
| + | *[[Sin Ho Ying Thomas]]: ''Yacht Sailor'' | ||
| + | *[[Murray Burton]]: ''Kramer'' | ||
| + | *[[Jason Ying]]: ''Hotel Room Service Waiter'' | ||
| + | *[[Cathy Lam]]: ''Lounge Hostess'' | ||
| + | *[[Predrag Vasic]]: ''Danis Vlatkovic'' | ||
| + | *[[Tenessa Tampied-Dupuis]]: ''Goran’s Girlfriend'' | ||
| + | *[[Byron W. Jeong]]: ''Chinese Businessman'' | ||
| + | *[[Derek Ting]]: ''Hotel Technician'' | ||
| + | *[[Alberto Bettencourt]]: ''Militia Leader'' | ||
| + | *[[Oseas Garcia]]: ''Militiaman'' | ||
| + | *[[Vincent Haquin]]: ''Militiaman'' | ||
| + | *[[Patrick Vo]]: ''Marcus's Bodyguard'' | ||
| + | *[[Audrey Ottaviano]]: ''Marcus's Bodyguard'' | ||
| + | *[[Pascal Guillemin]]: ''Marcus's Bodyguard'' | ||
| + | *[[Michael Langton]]: ''Korsky's Financial Director'' | ||
| + | *[[Louisa Bojesen]]: ''CNBC TV Presenter'' | ||
| + | *[[Ross Westgate]]: ''CNBC TV Presenter'' | ||
| + | *[[Jacky Chu]]: ''TV Sound Technician'' | ||
| + | *[[Glen Chin]]: ''Police Officer'' | ||
| + | *[[Stuart Lee Markham]]: ''Police Officer'' | ||
| + | *[[Wai Fung Mak]]: ''Police Officer'' | ||
| + | *[[Paul Mau]]: ''Police Officer'' | ||
| + | *[[Emerson Cortez]]: ''Police Officer'' | ||
| + | *[[Jefferson Cortez]]: ''Police Officer'' | ||
| + | *[[Joselito Mateos]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member'' | ||
| + | *[[Koji Furudoi]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member'' | ||
| + | *[[Gérard Ouradou dit Grégory]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member'' | ||
| + | *[[Roger Kajman]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member'' | ||
| + | *[[Jean-Pierre Frankfower]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member'' | ||
| + | *[[Jean-Georges Brunet]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member'' | ||
| + | *[[David Tissot]]: ''Winch Co. Board Member'' | ||
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| + | ===Filming=== | ||
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| + | The filming took | ||
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| + | place between August and December 2007. The main filming locations are: | ||
| + | * Sicily | ||
| + | * Malta | ||
| + | * Hong Kong | ||
| + | * Macau | ||
| + | * Serbia | ||
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| + | ==Awards== | ||
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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]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Étoiles d'Or]] 2009: Best Male Newcomer for [[Tomer Sisley]] | ||