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Released 17 years ago.
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Rapt
"Paying his ransom won't bury his secrets."
2009 2h 5m FR
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6.2
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★6.2TMDB · 67
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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A rich industrialist is brutally kidnapped. While he physically and mentally degenerates in imprisonment, the kidnappers, police and the board of the company of which he is director negotiate about the ransom of 50 million euro.
“Paying his ransom won't bury his secrets.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Yvan Attal
Stanislas Graff
Anne Consigny
Françoise Graff
Françoise Fabian
Marjorie
André Marcon
André Peyrac
Alex Descas
Maître Walser
Michel Voïta
Commissaire Paoli
Maxime Lefrançois
Bertaux
Christophe Kourotchkine
Jean-Jacques Garnier
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lucas Belvaux
- Writers
- Lucas Belvaux
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France, Belgium
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
3 / 8
RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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4 / 8
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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DIRECTOR
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Editor Danielle Anezin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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7 / 8
CAST
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Yvan Attal and Anne Consigny and Françoise Fabian carry the top of the cast.
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AWARDS
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Marketing tagline: "Paying his ransom won't bury his secrets.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lucas Belvaux directs. Pierre Milon behind the camera. Riccardo Del Fra scores. Danielle Anezin cuts. Produced in France, Belgium. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 17 years ago.
- 2International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Lucas Belvaux, shot by Pierre Milon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Riccardo Del Fra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Danielle Anezin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Yvan Attal and Anne Consigny and Françoise Fabian carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Paying his ransom won't bury his secrets.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt1430110 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 67 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Pierre Milon
- Original score
- Riccardo Del Fra
- Editing
- Danielle Anezin
- Production design
- Frédérique Belvaux
- Runtime
- 125 min · 2h 5m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- Rapt (2009)
Also by
Lucas Belvaux
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Diaphana Films
FR
Key crew
- ProducerDiana Elbaum
- Production DesignFrédérique Belvaux
- ProducerPatrick Sobelman
- Set DecorationFlorence Vercheval
- ProducerSébastien Delloye
- EditorDanielle Anezin
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2011-07-06
Also known as
International titles
- Lösegeld - Wie viel ist dein Leben wert?DE
