We've been keeping a close eye on Jean Luc Herbulot's gritty French crime thriller Dealer for quite a while now and following a lengthy festival run the film will soon be available around the globe with a worldwide digital release starting with Vimeo On Demand October 1 before hitting iTunes, Google, Amazon and Sony Playstation on November 1st.Set in Paris' seedy back streets where tourists rarely venture, the movie chronicles 24 hours in the life of Dan (Dan Bronchinson), a small-time drug dealer who is just about to quit the business and move to Australia with his daughter when a big-time deal falls on his lap and propels his downfall.With the release coming up fast we're happy to present a new international trailer for the...
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- 9/21/2015
- Screen Anarchy
If you're a fan of flicks like Trainspotting, Pusher, or Requiem For A Dream then you may enjoy a snort of Dealer, a French crime thriller from director Jean Luc Herbulot. Today, we've got the exclusive international trailer for the film, which chronicles a day in the life of Dan (played by producer Dan Bronchinson) as he navigates the seedy criminal underworld while trying to complete a... Read More...
- 9/18/2015
- by Paul Shirey
- JoBlo.com
If you like your crime dramas to have a high-octane, stylish approach, then look no further. After giving you the first look at Dealer, the stylish debut from French-Congolese filmmaker Jean Luc Herbulot, last year, today now brings the U.S. trailer, along with news of distribution. The Paris-set feature follows Dan Bronchinson as a drug dealer that wants to get out of the trade, inspired by his real-life experiences.
Conceived as the first film in a trilogy exploring the microcosm of street trades, following a festival run, it’ll now arrive on October 1st nationwide on VOD. We’re pleased to exclusive premiere the U.S. trailer for the film, which effectively sells the thrills that should please fans of Nicolas Winding Refn and perhaps Danny Boyle. Check it out below, along with another clip and poster, for the film also starring Elsa Madeleine, Salem Kali, Bruno Henry, Dimitri Storoge,...
Conceived as the first film in a trilogy exploring the microcosm of street trades, following a festival run, it’ll now arrive on October 1st nationwide on VOD. We’re pleased to exclusive premiere the U.S. trailer for the film, which effectively sells the thrills that should please fans of Nicolas Winding Refn and perhaps Danny Boyle. Check it out below, along with another clip and poster, for the film also starring Elsa Madeleine, Salem Kali, Bruno Henry, Dimitri Storoge,...
- 9/18/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
French helmer Jean Luc Herbulot has turned heads with his gritty, lo fi crime thriller Dealer as it's been making its way around the world on the festival circuit and with the arrival of a new international trailer today we get a further sense of why.Dealer tells the story of Dan (Dan Bronchinson) who, after giving up a life of cocaine trafficking, vows to stay on the straight and narrow. But he's offered one last deal to achieve his life dream, moving to Australia with his daughter. He accepts it and starts a downward spiral sucking him back into 24 hours of hell where he has to save his daughter and survive by any means. Take a look at the new trailer below....
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- 10/28/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Drug dealers, lowlifes and the gritty streets they operate on have been the backdrop to many crime thrillers, but filmmaker Jean Luc Herbulot puts his own mark on the genre with "Dealer." An independent film shot outside the studio system in France, it's inspired by the real life of lead actor Dan Bronchinson, bringing a level of authenticity to the movie that makes its World Premiere this week at the Fantasia Film Festival. "Dealer" tells the tale tells of Dan, who is trying to stay on the straight and narrow after spending a lifetime dealing cocaine. A lucrative one last deal could bring him the means to achieve his dream of moving to Australia with his daughter, but Dan is soon on a 24-hour downward spiral back into the world he tried to leave behind, and he'll have to survive and save his daughter at all costs. “I wanted to explore the energy of despair.
- 7/28/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Following previous announcements of their film lineup, the Fantasia International Film Festival has released their full lineup of movies to be shown at the 18th Annual festival, starting July 17.
New additions to the lineup include 2014 Cannes Selection When Animals Dream, directed by Jonas Alexander Amby and the return of Fantasia’s showcase of animated films, Axis.
Tickets for the festival go on sale starting July 16, and the festival runs through August 5.
View the whole press release of additional announcements below:
Fantasia Celebrates Its 18th Birthday
With Over 160 Feature Films Montreal, Thursday July 10, 2014 – 2014 is the year that Fantasia turns 18. We can’t believe it either. Fantasia’s 18th birthday means over 160 features and something in the neighborhood of 300 shorts, many being shown for the first time on this continent, a good number screening here for the first time anywhere in the world.In addition to being stacked with a multitude of breathtaking debut filmmaker discoveries,...
New additions to the lineup include 2014 Cannes Selection When Animals Dream, directed by Jonas Alexander Amby and the return of Fantasia’s showcase of animated films, Axis.
Tickets for the festival go on sale starting July 16, and the festival runs through August 5.
View the whole press release of additional announcements below:
Fantasia Celebrates Its 18th Birthday
With Over 160 Feature Films Montreal, Thursday July 10, 2014 – 2014 is the year that Fantasia turns 18. We can’t believe it either. Fantasia’s 18th birthday means over 160 features and something in the neighborhood of 300 shorts, many being shown for the first time on this continent, a good number screening here for the first time anywhere in the world.In addition to being stacked with a multitude of breathtaking debut filmmaker discoveries,...
- 7/10/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Exclusive: Former Buf executive in Cannes with trio of films.
Alexis Perrin, a former executive at respected Paris-based special effects company Buf, is launching his new development and production company Rumble Fish in Cannes.
The company screens Jean-Luc Herbulot’s Paris-set thriller Dealer in the market today.
The film shot over two weeks on a budget of just $175,000 (€125,000) in one of the capital’s tough outer city neighbourhoods, the film is already generating considerable interest among Us buyers.
It revolves around a drug dealer whose attempts to exit the narcotic trade backfire. Actor Dan Bronchinson stars in and produced the film.
Herbulot says the film is the first in a trilogy of intertwined stories featuring the same assortment of Paris underbelly characters.
“The press who have seen the trailer are describing it as the French Pusher but it’s not exactly that, although I am flattered by the comparison… it’s got a different aesthetic,” commented director...
Alexis Perrin, a former executive at respected Paris-based special effects company Buf, is launching his new development and production company Rumble Fish in Cannes.
The company screens Jean-Luc Herbulot’s Paris-set thriller Dealer in the market today.
The film shot over two weeks on a budget of just $175,000 (€125,000) in one of the capital’s tough outer city neighbourhoods, the film is already generating considerable interest among Us buyers.
It revolves around a drug dealer whose attempts to exit the narcotic trade backfire. Actor Dan Bronchinson stars in and produced the film.
Herbulot says the film is the first in a trilogy of intertwined stories featuring the same assortment of Paris underbelly characters.
“The press who have seen the trailer are describing it as the French Pusher but it’s not exactly that, although I am flattered by the comparison… it’s got a different aesthetic,” commented director...
- 5/20/2014
- ScreenDaily
Is Jean Luc Herbulot France's answer to Nicolas Winding Refn? The trailer for his gritty crime thriller Dealer could have you thinking maybe yes. Loosely inspired by the actual history of lead actor / producer Dan Bronchinson, this is super stylish and gritty stuff made on the cheap completely outside of the usual funding system. After a life spent trafficking cocaine, Dan (Dan Bronchinson) has vowed that he will not go back to the life he once lived. But he's offered a one-time opportunity to achieve his life dream : moving to Australia with his daughter. He accepts the deal and soon starts a downward spiral sucking him back into 24 hours of lies, violence and treason where he has to save his daughter and...
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- 4/29/2014
- Screen Anarchy
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