''The Night Watchman'' (French title: ''Jamais de la vie'') is a 2015 French-Belgian

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 ...

directed by

Pierre Jolivet Pierre Jolivet (; born 9 October 1952) is a French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. His film '' Zim and Co.'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and his film '' The Night Watchman'' won the ...

. The story revolves around Franck, a shopping mall night watchman, who discovers a planned holdup. The movie won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film at the

2015 Shanghai International Film Festival The 2015 Shanghai International Film Festival was the 18th such festival devoted to international cinema held in Shanghai, China. The opening film was '' I Am Somebody'', written and directed by Derek Yee. International Jury The members of the j ...

Cast and characters

Olivier Gourmet Olivier Gourmet (born 22 July 1963) is a Belgian actor. Gourmet was born in Namur. He won the Best Actor award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for his role in '' Le Fils'' by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. He also appeared in ''La Promesse'' ...

as Franck *

Valérie Bonneton Valérie Bonneton (born 5 April 1970) is a French stage, film and television actress. Life and career Valérie Bonneton was born in Somain, Nord department. Her father was an insurance salesman and her mother a housewife. She grew up in nei ...

as Mylène *

Marc Zinga Marc Zinga (born 21 October 1984) is a Congolese-Belgian actor, singer and filmmaker. Born in Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zinga moved to Belgium with his family at the age of five. He was one of the lead singers of the group ''The ...

as Ketu *

Thierry Hancisse Thierry Hancisse (born 20 November 1962, in Liège) is a Belgian actor. His acting credits include '' Un soir au club'', ''The Boat Race'', '' Le Couperet'', '' Gabrielle'', '' The Colonel'', '' The Night Watchman'', '' The Lady in the Car with Gl ...

as Étienne * Jean-François Cayrey as Antoine * Paco Boublard as Le Bouclé * Nader Boussandel as Ahmed *

Vincent Debost Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

as Denis * Yassine Douighi as Chad * Guerassim Dichliev as Algas *

Soufiane Guerrab Soufiane Guerrab (born 18 February 1987) is a French actor best known to international audiences for his role as police detective Youssef Guedira in the mystery series '' Lupin''. Early life Born to Algerian parents, Guerrab grew up in Rosny-s ...

as Ziad *

Julie Ferrier Julie Ferrier (born 5 December 1971) is a French actress, comedian, dancer, writer and theater director. Early life Ferrier is in the eighth generation of actresses on the maternal side of her family. She was raised in a difficult housing proje ...

as Jeanne * Bénabar as Pedro

References

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* 2015 films 2015 thriller films 2010s French-language films French thriller films Films directed by Pierre Jolivet Belgian thriller films French-language Belgian films 2010s French films {{2010s-thriller-film-stub