Bastille Day (2016)

92 min · Action, action film

Popularity5/5

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Directors

James Watkins

Cast

Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon, Kelly Reilly, Jose Garcia, Thierry Godard, Arieh Worthalter, Ismaël Sy Savané, Stéphane Caillard, Anatol Yusef, Eriq Ebouaney, Grégoire Bonnet, Omar Salimi, Paco Boublard, Samuel Dupuy, Nadia Townsend

The story

On the eve of Bastille Day in Paris, American drifter and pickpocket Michael Mason steals a woman's handbag, not knowing that it contains explosives. After taking the cash and her cell phone from the bag, he discards it, caught unwittingly on CCTV as he does so. The bag then detonates and kills four people.

Catalogue themes and tags

Aufstand, Bankeinbruch, Bare Breasts, Bullet proof vest, CIA, CIA Agent, Cuddle Bear, Explosive Device, Hand Grenade, Komplott, Maske, Paris, Pickpocket, Police Corruption, Polizeibeamter, Special Unit, Tatoos, USB-Stick, Wig, laser gunsight

Genres

Action, action film

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