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Bastille Day

Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a large-scale conspiracy.

Cast

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

as Sean Briar

Richard Madden

Richard Madden

as Michael Mason

Charlotte Le Bon

Charlotte Le Bon

as Zoe Naville

Kelly Reilly

Kelly Reilly

as Karen Dacre

José Garcia

José Garcia

as Victor Gamieux

Anatol Yusef

Anatol Yusef

as Tom Luddy

Ériq Ebouaney

Ériq Ebouaney

as Baba

Alex Fondja

Alex Fondja

as Ange

Arieh Worthalter

Arieh Worthalter

as Jean

Thierry Godard

Thierry Godard

as Rafi Bertrand

Reviews

Reno

**One wrong move made a small time thief a target.** The first thing is this film came at the worst time in the history of France. If it was set in elsewhere in the world would have had less issue, but the Paris terror attack and this theme had lots of similarity. I mean it was nothing to do with...

CinemaSerf

Well this just goes to show that you can put two hot blokes in the same film, set it in Paris, add some car chases and pyrotechnics - and still end up with a dud. Richard Madden (and his terrible attempt at a Nevada accent) is "Mason" an accomplished pickpocket who manages to get himself embroiled i...

r96sk

Pretty good, for what it is. <em>'Bastille Day'</em>, or <em>'The Take'</em> for us in my neck of the woods, is a sound action thriller that suitably entertains. Idris Elba has played this sorta role many a time but there's no doubting how strongly he performs in such films. He and co-star Richar...

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