''Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart'' (french: La Prochaine fois je viserai le cœur) is a 2014 French

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

written and directed by Cédric Anger. It was adapted from the novel ''Un assassin au-dessus de tout soupçon'' by Yvan Stefanovitch. Set in 1970s

Oise Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,41 ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

, it is based on the story of Alain Lamare, a

gendarme Wrong info! --> A gendarmerie () is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to " men-at-arms" (literally, ...

who was later revealed to be a murderer (serial killer in the film).

Cast

Guillaume Canet Guillaume Canet (; born 10 April 1973) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, and show jumper. Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving to film. He starred in several films like '' Joyeux Noël'', '' Love Me I ...

as Franck *

Jean-Paul Comart Jean-Paul Comart (born 27 September 1953) is a Belgian actor best known for his appearances in French film in the 1980s. He has appeared in films, TV and in the theatre. Since 2000, Comart has mostly appeared on television, playing Inspector M ...

as Franck's father * Hélène Vauquois as Franck's mother * Ana Girardot as Sophie *

Jean-Yves Berteloot Jean-Yves Berteloot (born 27 August 1958) is a French actor. Theater Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berteloot, Jean-Yves 1958 births Living people People from Saint-Omer French male film actors French ma ...

as Lacombe * Patrick Azam as Tonton * Cédric Le Maoût as Olivier *

Alice de Lencquesaing Alice de Lencquesaing (; born 11 August 1991) is a French actress who appeared in Mia Hansen-Løve's 2009 film '' Father of My Children'' with her father Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Louis-Do de Lencquesaing (born 25 December 1963) is a French act ...

as Melissa * Nicolas Ronchi as the doctor * Nicolas Carpentier as Paul * Alexandre Carrière as Ossart * Franck Andrieux as Auzier * Arthur Dujardin as Bruno * Pierick Tournier as Carpentier * Laura Giudice as Roxane

Accolades

In January 2015, the film received two nominations at the

20th Lumières Awards The 20th Lumières Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Lumières, was held on 2 February 2015, at the Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris. Nominations were announced on 12 January 2015. '' Saint Laurent'' garnered the most nominations with a ...

. The film also received two César Award nominations at the

40th César Awards The 40th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 2014 in France and took place on 20 February 2015 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by actor ...

References

External links

* 2014 films 2014 crime thriller films 2010s French-language films French crime thriller films Thriller films based on actual events Films based on French novels Films set in 1978 Films set in 1979 French serial killer films 2010s serial killer films 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub