''Towards Zero'' (french: L'Heure zéro) is a 2007 French

mystery film A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, i ...

directed by

Pascal Thomas Pascal Thomas (born 2 April 1945) is a French screenwriter and film director. His 1999 film ''The Dilettante'' was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Pleure pas la bouche pleine!'' (1973) * '' Le ...

and starring François Morel,

Danielle Darrieux Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (; 1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017) was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer. Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France's g ...

and

Melvil Poupaud Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor, author and filmmaker. Career Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz's 1983 film '' City of Pirates''. He met Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupaud, who was a well-kn ...

. It is an adaptation of the 1944 novel ''

Towards Zero ''Towards Zero'' is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in June 1944, and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in July of the same year. The first US edition of the novel retailed ...

'' by Agatha Christie.

Cast

* François Morel - Commissaire Martin Bataille *

- Camilla Tressilian *

- Guillaume Neuville *

Laura Smet Laura Huguette Smet (; born 15 November 1983) is a French actress. She is the daughter of rock musician Johnny Hallyday and actress Nathalie Baye. In 1986, Johnny Hallyday recorded in her honor the song "Laura", written by Jean-Jacques Goldman. E ...

- Caroline Neuville * Chiara Mastroianni - Aude Neuville *

Alessandra Martines Alessandra Martines (born 19 September 1963) is an Italian-French dancer and actress mainly working in the English, French and Italian speaking-worlds. She started young in ballet on opera stages in Switzerland, France, the United States and t ...

- Marie-Adeline * Clément Thomas - Thomas Rondeau * Xavier Thiam - Frédéric Latimer * Hervé Pierre - Ange Werther * Vania Plemiannikov - Pierre Leca * Jacques Sereys - Charles Trevoz * Valériane de Villeneuve - Emma * Paul Minthe - Heurtebise * Carmen Durand - Barrette

References

External links

* 2007 films French mystery films 2000s mystery films 2000s French-language films Films directed by Pascal Thomas Films based on British novels Films based on works by Agatha Christie 2000s French films {{mystery-film-stub