Jean-François Richet (born 1966) is a French screenwriter, director, and 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 suburb east of

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

Select filmography

* ''

Inner City The term ''inner city'' has been used, especially in the United States, as a euphemism for majority-minority lower-income residential districts that often refer to rundown neighborhoods, in a downtown or city centre area. Sociologists some ...

'' (1995) – named at the

César Awards 1996 Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * C ...

in the Best Debut 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 crack cocaine) is a French movie directed by Jean-François Richet in 19 ...

'' (1997) – a film which caricatures gang warfare. * '' Assault on Precinct 13'' (2005), a loose remake of

John Carpenter John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, actor, and composer. Although he worked in various film genres, he is most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s. He ...

's 1976 film of the same name * ''

Mesrine Jacques Mesrine (; 28 December 1936 – 2 November 1979) was a French criminal responsible for numerous murders, bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France, the US, and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made i ...

'' (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, F ...

'' (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 W ...

'' (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 turned police officer. Under the reign of Napoleon, Francois Vidocq cu ...

'' (2018) * ''

Plane Plane(s) most often refers to: * Aero- or airplane, a powered, fixed-wing aircraft * Plane (geometry), a flat, 2-dimensional surface Plane or planes may also refer to: Biology * Plane (tree) or ''Platanus'', wetland native plant * ''Planes' ...

'' (2023)

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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