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MONEY
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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Frontier(s)
"What are your boundaries..."
2007 1h 48m FR
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★6.2TMDB · 840
DramaHorrorActionThriller
Synopsis
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A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.
“What are your boundaries...”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Samuel Le Bihan
Goëtz
Chems Dahmani
Farid
Karina Testa
Yasmine
Aurélien Wiik
Alex
Patrick Ligardes
Mr Bean
David Saracino
Tom
Maud Forget
Eva
Amélie Daure
Klaudia
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Xavier Gens
- Writers
- Xavier Gens
- Languages
- French, German
- Countries
- France, Switzerland
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ERA
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Released 19 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, German.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: France, Switzerland.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Xavier Gens, shot by Laurent Barès. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Carlo Rizzo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Samuel Le Bihan and Chems Dahmani and Karina Testa carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "What are your boundaries...".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Xavier Gens directs. Laurent Barès behind the camera. Carlo Rizzo cuts. Produced in France, Switzerland. Dialogue in French, German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 19 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, German.
- 4International production across 2 countries: France, Switzerland.
- 5Directed by Xavier Gens, shot by Laurent Barès. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Carlo Rizzo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Samuel Le Bihan and Chems Dahmani and Karina Testa carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "What are your boundaries...".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0814685 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 33 themes, including "nazi", "chase", "sadism", "psychopath".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Laurent Barès
- Editing
- Carlo Rizzo
- Production design
- Jérémy Streliski
- Costume design
- Eléonore Dominguez
- Makeup / hair
- Sabine Fevre
- VFX supervisor
- Rodolphe Guglielmi
- Sound
- Jean De Sagey
- Stunt coordinator
- Jean-Marc Bellu
- Runtime
- 108 min · 1h 48m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- NC-17
Also by
Xavier Gens
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CH
Chemin Vert
FR
- CA
Cartel Productions
FR
EuropaCorp
FR
- PA
Pacific Films
CH
- BR
BR Films
FR
Key crew
- ProducerLaurent Tolleron
- CastingMichaël Laguens
- MusicJean-Pierre Taïeb
- Costume DesignEléonore Dominguez
- Production DesignJérémy Streliski
- EditorCarlo Rizzo
- Art DirectionOlivier Afonso
- Set DecorationVivien Balzi
- Set DecorationAlessandro Marvelli
- Makeup ArtistSabine Fevre
- Construction CoordinatorLionel Dijoux
- Dialogue EditorAlexandre Hecker
- FoleyChristophe Bourreau
- Sound EditorJean-Noël Yven
- Sound Re-Recording MixerJean De Sagey
- Sound Re-Recording MixerFlorent Lavallée
- Visual EffectsLoic Flamand
- Visual Effects ProducerTeddy Percherancier
- Visual Effects SupervisorRodolphe Guglielmi
- Visual Effects SupervisorBourdonnay Judikael
- Stunt CoordinatorJean-Marc Bellu
- GafferColin Wandersman
- First Assistant Sound EditorJean-Yves Guéril
- Script SupervisorDonatienne de Goros
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- nazi
- chase
- sadism
- psychopath
- fascism
- bisexuality
- exploitation
- gore
- mad scientist
- beating
- marijuana
- dress
- redneck
- mercilessness
- impalement
- dinner
- torture
- corpse
- execution
- explosion
- cruelty
- cannibal
- death
- dismemberment
- screaming
- ruthlessness
- bloodbath
- mad family
- new french extremism
- cannibalism
- video camera
- desperation
- sinister
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2007-07-01NC-17
Also known as
International titles
- FrontiersUS
- ГраницаRU
- A FronteiraBR
- 边界血路CN
