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The Big Hit poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.8 / 100
2020·Comedy / Drama·1h 45m

THE BIG HIT

Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theater workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot. When he is allowed to take the colorful band of convicts on a tour outside of prison, Etienne finally has the chance to thrive.

Above the Line
Emmanuel Courcol·DirectorThierry de Carbonnières·ScreenplayEmmanuel Courcol·ScreenplayYann Maritaud·Director of PhotographyFred Avril·Original Music ComposerGuerric Catala·Editor
Cast
Kad Merad·Étienne CarboniMarina Hands·ArianeLaurent Stocker·StéphanePierre Lottin·Jordan FortineauWabinlé Nabié·Moussa TraoréAleksandr Medvedev·BoïkoSaïd Benchnafa·Nabil JouhariDavid Ayala·Patrick Le QuerrecMathilde Courcol-Rozès·NinaSofian Khammes·Kamel Ramdane
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 2
Emmanuel Courcol·DirectorSylvain Yonnet·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Thierry de Carbonnières·ScreenplayEmmanuel Courcol·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Yann Maritaud·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Guerric Catala·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Fred Avril·Original Music ComposerPierre Gauthier·Sound RecordistAgathe Lisowski·Boom OperatorNiels Barletta·Sound Re-Recording MixerSandy Notarianni·Supervising Sound Editor
Art & Design· 1
Christel Birot·Costume Design
Production· 2
Marc Bordure·ProducerRobert Guédiguian·Producer
By the Numbers
76.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Big Hit's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0A0A0A
#FFFFFF
#2D447E
Mood
Action Packed, Intense
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“Four men are depicted in a high-angle shot against a stark white background. The man in the foreground wears a blue metallic-looking jacket and holds a black fi”

actioncrime
Key Elements
FirearmKnifeBaseball Bat
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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