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Xavier Gens (born on in
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The ABCs of Death ''The ABCs of Death'' is a 2012 American comedy horror anthology film produced by international producers and directed by filmmakers from around the world. The film contains 26 shorts, each by different directors spanning fifteen countries, incl ...
'' (2012) – short film ("X Is for XXL") *'' The Divide'' (2011) *''
Hitman Contract killing is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or persons. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise. Either party may ...
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Frontier(s) ''Frontier(s)'' (french: Frontière(s)) is a 2007 French-Swiss independent horror film written and directed by Xavier Gens in his feature length debut and stars Karina Testa, Aurélien Wiik, Estelle Lefébure, and Samuel Le Bihan. It follows a ...
'' (2007) *''Sable noir'' (2006) – short film *''Au petit matin'' (2005) – short film *''Born to Kast'' (2000) – short film


Writer

*''Frontier(s)'' (2007) *''Sable noir'' (2006) *''Au petit matin'' (2005) *''BTK – Born to Kast'' (2000)


Actor

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La Horde ''The Horde'' (french: La Horde) is a 2009 French horror film co-written and directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher. It stars Claude Perron, Jean-Pierre Martins, Eriq Ebouaney and Aurélien Recoing. Plot A group of French policemen emba ...
'' (2009, voice only) *''Lady Blood'' (2008) *''Le bon, la brute et les zombies'' (2004)


Casting director

*''30 ans'' (2000)


Production manager

*''Les kidnappeurs'' (1998) *''Le bossu'' (1997)


Production assistant

*''
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La Horde ''The Horde'' (french: La Horde) is a 2009 French horror film co-written and directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher. It stars Claude Perron, Jean-Pierre Martins, Eriq Ebouaney and Aurélien Recoing. Plot A group of French policemen emba ...
'' (2009) *''Cramps'' (2000) *''The Secret Laughter of Women'' (1999) *''Madame Jacques sur la Croisette'' (1997) *''
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'' (1996) *''Never Ever'' (1996)


''Hitman''

A few weeks before the release of ''
Hitman Contract killing is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or persons. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise. Either party may ...
'', reports came in that the studio,
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, had turned down the version of the film that Gens submitted to them. Nicolas de Toth was brought in to edit the movie for commercial purposes, and Fox ordered a number of reshoots. While Fox denied claims that Xavier Gens had been fired due to the extreme violence in his cut, and insisted that he was still on the project, some reports stated that Gens was not even in the country as these reshoots were being made. ''Hitman'' was a success with a gross of $92 million, Gens' most successful film.


''La Horde''

He narrated and produced the French
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La Horde ''The Horde'' (french: La Horde) is a 2009 French horror film co-written and directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher. It stars Claude Perron, Jean-Pierre Martins, Eriq Ebouaney and Aurélien Recoing. Plot A group of French policemen emba ...
'', directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher. The film was released on 10 February 2010 and distributed by IFC Films.


''The Divide''

Gens directed ''The Divide'' (initially titled ''The Fallout''), his second English-language film, which features
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in the lead role.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gens, Xavier 1975 births Living people French film directors People from Dunkirk French male film actors Horror film directors