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Le Tueur (English: The Killer) is a 2007 French thriller film directed by Cédric Anger.

Le Tueur
Film poster
Directed by	Cédric Anger
Written by	Cédric Anger
Produced by	Saïd Ben Saïd Thomas Klotz
Starring	Gilbert Melki Grégoire Colin Mélanie Laurent Sophie Cattani
Cinematography	Caroline Champetier
Edited by	Julien Leloup
Music by	Grégoire Hetzel
Production companies	SBS Films Sunrise Films
Distributed by	UGC Distribution
Release dates	10 November 2007 (2007-11-10) (Estoril) 9 January 2008 (2008-01-09) (France)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$1.7 million
Box office	$320.000[1]

Plot

It is Christmas Eve in Paris. Leo Zimmerman is a businessman who lives for his beloved little daughter's smile. Outwardly, his life is exemplary. However, when Dimitri Kopas walks into his office, pretending to be a normal client, Leo understands that a contract is out on his head and that the young man has come to town to kill him. Overcome with anxiety and paranoia, no longer able to sleep, Leo decides to meet the killer face to face and to broker a strange deal.

Cast

• Gilbert Melki as Léo
• Grégoire Colin as Kopas
• Mélanie Laurent as Stella
• Sophie Cattani as Sylvia
• Xavier Beauvois as Franzen
• Jeanne Allard as Alana

Festivals

• European Film Festival in Estoril
• Athens French Film Festival
• Rotterdam International Film Festival
• FilmFest München
• Los Angeles Festival City of Lights, City of Angels
• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Variety Critic's Choice)
• Fantasia International Film Festival in Montréal
• Nominated Louis-Delluc Award for Best First Film

References

External links

• Le Tueur at IMDb
• Canadian Distributor: Evokative Films
• Variety
• Twitchfilm
• Eye Weekly^{[permanent dead link]}
• Film Threat
• Gazette

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