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Paris Under Watch

Paris Under Watch

20126.01h 20m

Overview

An anonymous hacker has hacked all of Paris' cameras and observes the city unbeknownst to its inhabitants. Petty crimes and moments of stolen intimacy, he sees everything. Until the day that an explosion lays waste to the Gare d'Austerlitz. The police starts tracking down an Al Queda satellite group. The hacker succeeds in finding images of the explosion and discovers that it was a young couple who planted the bomb. Using the city's cameras, he decides to hunt down the criminals.

Directed by Cédric Jimenez
Written by Audrey Diwan, Cédric Jimenez, Arnaud Duprey
Produced by Cédric Jimenez
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Top Cast

Mélanie Doutey

Mélanie Doutey

Nora

Olivier Barthélémy

Olivier Barthélémy

Sam

Francis Renaud

Francis Renaud

Otar

Valérie Sibilia

Valérie Sibilia

Marie

Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

Nikola

Alain Zef

Alain Zef

L'agent Satellite

Ruth Elkrief

Ruth Elkrief

Une journaliste BFM

Thomas Misrachi

Thomas Misrachi

Un journaliste BFM

Urfé Koupaki

Urfé Koupaki

Hakim

Pascal Henault

Pascal Henault

Un tueur

Themes & Keywords

franceparis, francecamerawebcamterrorismsurveillance

About Paris Under Watch

Paris Under Watch is a drama, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of france, paris, france, camera, webcam, terrorism, surveillance. Directed by Cédric Jimenez, it stars Mélanie Doutey, Olivier Barthélémy, Francis Renaud. An anonymous hacker has hacked all of Paris' cameras and observes the city unbeknownst to its inhabitants. Petty crimes and moments of stolen intimacy, he sees everything. Until the day that an explosion lays waste to the Gare d'Austerlitz. The police starts tracking down an Al Queda satellite group. The hacker succeeds in finding images of the explosion and discovers that it was a young couple who planted the bomb. Using the city's cameras, he decides to hunt down the criminals.

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