The Takedown

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The Takedown
Poster
FrenchLoin du périph
Directed byLouis Leterrier
Written byStéphane Kazandjian
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyThomas Hardmeier
Edited byVincent Tabaillon
Music byGuillaume Roussel
Production
company
Mandarin et Compagnie
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (March 16, 2021). "'Lupin' Director Louis Leterrier, Netflix Reteam for Action Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Moore, Kasey (February 9, 2023). "Most Watched Series & Movies on Netflix (Hours Watched)". What's on Netflix. Retrieved February 10, 2023.