Jean-François Richet (born 2 July 1966) is a French

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, and film producer. He grew up in

Meaux Meaux () is a Communes of France, commune on the river Marne (river), Marne in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in the Functional area (France), metropolitan area of Paris, Franc ...

, a

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east of

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Select filmography

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'' (1995) – nominated at the

21st César Awards The 21st César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best France, French 1995 in film, films of 1995 and took place on 3 February 1996 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The cere ...

in the Best First Feature Film (''Meilleure Première Œuvre'') category. * ''

Ma 6-T va crack-er ''Ma 6-T va crack-er'' (Standard French: ''Ma cité va craquer'', English translation: ''My suburbs are Going to Crack'', derived from ''craquer'' ("break down") and the drug cocaine#Crack cocaine, crack cocaine) is a French movie directed by Jean ...

'' (1997) – political exploration of gangs in suburban Paris. * '' Assault on Precinct 13'' (2005) – a

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's 1976 film of the same name. * '' Mesrine'' (2008) * ''

One Wild Moment ''One Wild Moment'' (French title: ''Un moment d'égarement'') is a 2015 French comedy-drama film directed by Jean-François Richet. It is a remake of the 1977 film ''Un moment d'égarement'', directed by Claude Berri. It stars Vincent Cassel, Fra ...

'' (2015) * ''

Blood Father ''Blood Father'' is a 2016 English-language French action crime thriller film directed by Jean-François Richet, written by Peter Craig based on his novel of the same name, and starring Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks, and Wi ...

'' (2016) * ''

The Emperor of Paris ''The Emperor of Paris'' is a 2018 French historical drama film directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Éric Besnard and Richet. Plot The film is about an ex-con and master escape artist turned police officer. Under the reign of Napol ...

'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2023) * ''

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'' (2026)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richet, Jean-Francois Living people Writers from Paris French film directors French film producers French male screenwriters French screenwriters Best Director César Award winners 1966 births