Tonight on TV: this action thriller proves once again that Marseille is made for cinema

If you loved Cédric Jimenez's French, you will probably like this other thriller that is interested in the Marseille underworld. His title? Lassed war of the French director Olivier Panchot.

Released in the cinema in 2013, this film recounts the fate of Alex, son of a Marseille pied-pied-pied, who joined the Legion in order to escape a settling of accounts with the Corsican mafia … 4 years later, he deserted his function and returns to Marseille to find his youthful love.

But quickly, Alex discovers that the balance of power changed well: his father withdrew from business, leaving the Corsicans and gangs of the northern neighborhoods to compete for the control of the whole city. Alex's determination will upset this fragile balance, at the risk of putting his family in danger …

It is actor Jalil Lespert, César for the best young male hope in the feature film Human Resources, which was chosen to embody this determined man on the screen. His wife is interpreted by Sabrina Ouazani.

They are accompanied by Czeky Karyo (Belle and Sébastien), Mhamed Arezki (L'Outsider), Hiam Abbass (succession), Jean-Marie Winling (Daaaaaaali!), Or Olivier Rabourdin (black box).

Marseille, Polar playground

For Olivier PanchotMarseille is “A city of Far-West “. In an interview, the director had notably entrusted: “The film is in my opinion more an urban western than an thriller. By writing the scenario, I said to myself: Alex, it's a Clint Eastwood Borderline who returns to settle her accounts in the big city in the western French“.

It is therefore natural that the majority of the film Weary war was turned in the Marseille city. A city thatOlivier Panchot knows well, since he spent his youth there. But you can imagine, that's not why he chose Marseille. For him, “It's a place that tells a story“.

With its steep alleys, its Old Port, its working-class neighborhoods, its rich and sometimes dark history, Marseille offers a perfect setting for police intrigues. Social contrasts, organized crime, corruption and the Mediterranean atmosphere make it a fertile soil for gender.

We think in particular of Bac Nord and The French of Cédric JimenezThe immortal of Richard Berry, Mr 73 and Bronx by Olivier Marchal, and many more. Weary war Thus joins this long list of thrillers who have taken up residence in this city which continues to fantasize more than one director …

Tonight on T18 at 8:45 p.m.

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