The Wages of Fear

2024 1h 47m FR

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6.2

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20%

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4.6

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★6.2TMDB · 519🥫20%Rotten Tomatoes★4.6IMDB · 4,474

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Synopsis

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When an explosion at an oil well threatens hundreds of lives, a crack team is called upon to make a deadly desert crossing with nitroglycerine in tow.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Franck Gastambide
Fred
Alban Lenoir
Alex
Sofiane Zermani
Gauthier
Ana Girardot
Clara
Bakary Diombera
Djibril
Astrid Whettnall
Anne Marchand
Alka Matewa
Alka
Sarah Afchain
Assia

Credits

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Director: Julien Leclercq
Writers: Jonathan Delerue, Julien Leclercq, Hamid Hlioua
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, France

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Julien Leclercq, shot by Wim Vanswijgenhoven. 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 Éric Serra. 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 Soline Guyonneau shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Franck Gastambide and Alban Lenoir and Sofiane Zermani carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27487473 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Julien Leclercq directs. Wim Vanswijgenhoven behind the camera. Éric Serra scores. Soline Guyonneau cuts. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.

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1Released 2 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
3Directed by Julien Leclercq, shot by Wim Vanswijgenhoven. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Éric Serra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Soline Guyonneau shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Franck Gastambide and Alban Lenoir and Sofiane Zermani carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt27487473 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Wim Vanswijgenhoven
Original score: Éric Serra
Editing: Soline Guyonneau
Production design: Aziz Hamichi
Makeup / hair: Said Lachkar
VFX supervisor: Nicolas Corson
Stunt coordinator: Joseph Beddelem
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Wages of Fear (2024)
Rotten Tomatoes: 20% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 4.6/10 · 4,474 votes
MPAA: TV-MA

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MovieGuys2024-04-08
★ 5/10
The Wages of Fear is very much your by the numbers, military action fare. A group of paid contractors are tasked with bringing a dangerous shipment of nitro glycerine to a oil well to put out an impending explosion and save a group of innocent local people, including one key characters family. The pacing is lack lustre. The same chase scenes keeping repeating with a few wrinkles that move things along but don't really add much in the way of variety. Indeed, the action in this film feels as sparce and uniform, as its desert setting. The back story is a bit ridiculous too. Again and again, the trucks carrying highly explosive nitro come under fire from desert raiders and yet the canisters, never get hit. Having said all this, the interactions between the main characters offers a measure of interest and actions scenes, are competently done. In summary, an OK watch but by no means anything special. Yes there are sub titles unless you speak French, that is.

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