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François Chattot has 8 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.
Dir. Pierre Morel · With David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli, Tony D'Amario

Alexandre, a man in his 40s living in Lyon with his wife and children, discovers that the priest who abused him decades ago continues to work with children. He joins forces with others victims of the priest, to bring justice and “lift the burden of silence” about what they endured.
Dir. François Ozon · With Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, Swann Arlaud

Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator.
Dir. Jacques Audiard · With Mathieu Kassovitz, Anouk Grinberg, Sandrine Kiberlain

Vincent finds himself under attack for no apparent reason overnight. When the phenomenon intensifies, he must run and change his way of life completely.
Dir. Stéphan Castang · With Karim Leklou, Vimala Pons, François Chattot

Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the accident. Thus begins the odyssey of a politician in a world that is increasingly more complex and hostile.
Dir. Pierre Schoeller · With Olivier Gourmet, Michel Blanc, Zabou Breitman
In this 2003 remake of the classic 1952 French film, Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who is tricked into joining the army of King Louis XV by Adeline La Franchise, who tells Fanfan that by doing so, he will eventually marry one of the king's daughters
Dir. Gérard Krawczyk · With Penélope Cruz, Vincent Perez, Didier Bourdon
A wannabe surfer parties on the French Riviera while awaiting the perfect wave.
Dir. James Huth · With Jean Dujardin, Clovis Cornillac, Élodie Bouchez
Ben and Bill are the two worst, completely useless agents - real losers. But who else would you send on a super-difficult top-secret mission? The French have just sold a new high-power M51 rocket to the Russians for crazy money. Unfortunately for them, the rocket was hijacked before they could get it of their hands. However, not just any fool is up to neutralizing this threat, but only the craziest and most stupid of them can cope with such a task.
Dir. Gérard Pirès · With Éric Judor, Ramzy Bedia, Édouard Baer