The Takedown

2022 French film

The Takedown
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French	Loin du périph

Directed by	Louis Leterrier
Written by	Stéphane Kazandjian
Produced by	Eric Altmayer Nicolas Altmayer
Starring	Omar Sy Laurent Lafitte Izïa Higelin
Cinematography	Thomas Hardmeier
Edited by	Vincent Tabaillon
Music by	Guillaume Roussel
Production company	Mandarin et Compagnie
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Takedown (French: Loin du périph) is a 2022 French action comedy film directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Stéphane Kazandjian. It is a sequel to the 2012 film On the Other Side of the Tracks, and stars Omar Sy and Laurent Lafitte (reprising their roles from the earlier film), with Izïa Higelin. The film was released on 6 May 2022 on Netflix.

Cast

Omar Sy as Ousmane Diakite
Laurent Lafitte as François Monge
Izïa Higelin as Alice Gauthier
Dimitri Storoge as Brunner

Production

In March 2021, it was announced that Louis Leterrier would direct a French comedy-action film for Netflix.^[1]

Principal photography began on 15 March 2021 in Paris and the Rhône-Alpes region in France.^[2]

Release

The film was released by Netflix on 6 May 2022.^[2]^[3] The movie became the 7th most watched non-English language movie of all time with 78.63 million hours watched in the first 28 days of release.^[4]

References

^ Keslassy, Elsa (March 16, 2021). "Netflix Reteams With 'Lupin' Star Omar Sy, Director Louis Leterrier on French Action Comedy (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Vlessing, Etan (March 16, 2021). "'Lupin' Director Louis Leterrier, Netflix Reteam for Action Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ Caraan, Sophie (March 15, 2022). "Lupin Star Omar Sy and François Monge Star in Netflix's Upcoming Action-Comedy The Takedown". Hypebeast. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^ Moore, Kasey (February 9, 2023). "Most Watched Series & Movies on Netflix (Hours Watched)". What's on Netflix. Retrieved February 10, 2023.