On the Run

2003 1h 57m FR

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 23

Thriller

Synopsis

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Après quinze ans passés derrière les barreaux, Bruno, qui prône la révolution prolétarienne, s'évade. Ce dernier veut continuer la lutte, faire sortir ses camarades de prison, libérer les masses du joug capitaliste. Tous ses anciens alliés n'y croient plus, même Jeanne qui s'est mariée et a maintenant des enfants.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lucas Belvaux
Bruno Le Rox
Catherine Frot
Jeanne Rivet
Dominique Blanc
Agnès Manise
Ornella Muti
Cécile Costes
Gilbert Melki
Pascal Manise
Patrick Descamps
Olivier Darimont
Yves Claessens

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lucas Belvaux
Writers: Lucas Belvaux
Languages: French
Countries: France, Belgium

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Trilogie de Lucas Belvaux" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lucas Belvaux, shot by Pierre Milon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Riccardo Del Fra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lucas Belvaux and Catherine Frot and Dominique Blanc carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0233418 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lucas Belvaux directs. Pierre Milon behind the camera. Riccardo Del Fra scores. Produced in France, Belgium. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.
3Part of the "Trilogie de Lucas Belvaux" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Lucas Belvaux, shot by Pierre Milon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Riccardo Del Fra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Lucas Belvaux and Catherine Frot and Dominique Blanc carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0233418 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Pierre Milon
Original score: Riccardo Del Fra
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: On the Run (2003)

Awards

Louis Delluc Prize

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Part of

Trilogie de Lucas Belvaux

A trilogy by Lucas Belvaux, in which the main characters of one movie are the supporting actors in the other ones, and vice versa. The three movies have some scenes in common which are shown from a different point of view according to the storyline we're following.