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Diamant 13
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Diamant 13
| image = Diamant 13.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Gilles Bhat
| producer = Charles Gilibert
Marin Karmitz
Nathanal Karmitz
Patrick Quinet
Claude Waringo
| writer = Gilles Bat
Hugues Pagan
Olivier Marchal
| narrator =
| starring = Grard Depardieu
Olivier Marchal
Asia Argento
| music = Frdric Vercheval
| cinematography = Bernard Malaisy
| editing = Thierry Faber
| studio =
| distributor = MK2 Distribution
| released =
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = France
Belgium
Luxembourg
| language = French
| budget = $8 million
| gross = $740.000
}}
'Diamant 13' is a 2009 French-Belgian-Luxembourgian film noir co-written and directed by Gilles Bhat. The screenplay is based on Hugues Pagan's novel 'L'tage des Morts'. The film was nominated for a Magritte Award in the category of Best Original Score for Frdric Vercheval in 2011.
Synopsis
Mat is an aging, worn police officer. One day he is present when a criminal takes a female hostage in order to use the woman as a human shield. Mat refutes this strategy by shooting the man dead. The hostage remains unharmed but Mat knows all too well his action could have gone awry very easily. So afterwards he throws up and indulges himself to binge drinking. His constant enervation and his alcoholism have rendered him unacceptable as a law enforcer. When he is about to get sacked a former buddy contacts him. Franck has switched sides a long time ago and feels Mat would now be ready to condone this. But in spite of his misery Mat hesitates to become a drug trafficker. As fickle as he is it can work out either way.
Cast
* Grard Depardieu as Mat
* Olivier Marchal as Franck Novak
* Asia Argento as Calhoune
* Anne Coesens as Lon
* Assa Maga as Farida
* Catherine Marchal as Z'yeux d'or (Golden Eyes)
* Aurlien Recoing as Ladje
* Erick Deshors as Spoke
* Marc Zinga as Ali Baba Mike
References
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