''Paris Under Watch'' (french: Aux yeux de tous; ) is a 2012 French

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written by Audrey Diwan and Arnaud Duprey and directed by Cédric Jimenez and Duprey. The films stars Olivier Barthelemy, Mélanie Doutey and Francis Renaud. The films follow a young

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hacker who discovers lost security camera footage of a recent terrorist attack at

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in Paris. He decides to go after the culprit and discovers an unexpected plot.

Plot

A bomb attack takes place at

in Paris, killing several people a few days before the

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. The police is suspecting an

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satellite-group, the security camera footage is lost. A hacker with an interest in security cameras gets hold of the lost footage. He decides to use his wide access to security cameras all over Paris to track down the culprits. In doing so, he discovers that the plot is bigger than expected.

Cast

* Olivier Barthélémy as Sam Cortès * Mélanie Doutey as Nora * Francis Renaud as Otar Mirko * Féodor Atkine as Nicola Mirko * Valérie Sibilia as Marie * Batiste De Oliveira as Anonymous_26 / Martin * Pascal Henault as Tueur * Xavier Magot as David

Production

''Paris Under Watch'' uses a fairly unusual approach by using only footage from security cameras and webcams for the video and phone recordings for the audio.

References

External links

* 2012 films 2010s French-language films Films shot in Paris French thriller films Films about security and surveillance 2012 thriller films Films directed by Cédric Jimenez Films with screenplays by Audrey Diwan 2010s French films {{2010s-thriller-film-stub