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Sleepless Night

Sleepless Night

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Sleepless Night

"He took their drugs. They took his son."

2011

1h 39m

5.9(167 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Vincent, a police officer, and his partner Manuel steal a large amount of cocaine from José Marciano, a ruthless crime lord who is quick to seek revenge, endangering Vincent's life, career and family.

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Production Companies

Canal+

Ciné+

Paul Thiltges Distributions

Saga Film

uFilm

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tomer Sisley

Tomer Sisley

Vincent

Serge Riaboukine

Serge Riaboukine

José Marciano

Julien Boisselier

Julien Boisselier

Lacombe

JoeyStarr

JoeyStarr

Feydek

Laurent Stocker

Laurent Stocker

Manuel

Birol Ünel

Birol Ünel

Yilmaz

Lizzie Brocheré

Lizzie Brocheré

Vignali

Samy Seghir

Samy Seghir

Thomas

Dominique Bettenfeld

Dominique Bettenfeld

Alex

Adel Bencherif

Adel Bencherif

Abel

Creative team

Directed by: Frédéric Jardin
Written by: Frédéric Jardin
Nicolas Saada
Produced by: Nadia Khamlichi
Hubert Toint

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