Blockbuster (2018 film)

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Blockbuster
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Directed byJuly Hygreck
Written by
  • July Hygreck (screenplay)
  • Tom Hygreck (screenplay)
Starring
  • Syrus Shahidi
  • Charlotte Gabris
  • Tom Hygreck
Production
companies
  • Virginie Films
  • Rosebud Entertainment Pictures
  • Other Angle Pictures
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 24 January 2018 (2018-01-24)(United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Blockbuster is a 2018 French comedy film about a man trying to win back his superhero-loving girlfriend after she dumps him over a video he made to amuse his ailing dad. The film was released worldwide on 24 January 2018 by Netflix although departed in January 2021. [1] [2] [3]

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Synopsis

Jéremy is in a relationship with Lola. The young man decides to film their daily life and turn it into a video diary for his father, who is suffering from cancer. Thanks to these videos, which he watches like a series, his father can witness his son's happiness. But when Jérémy's girlfriend discovers that she is the subject of such an experiment, she leaves him immediately. He, who wants to do everything he can to win her back, comes up with a plan: to create a fake gang of superheroes who kidnap celebrities. Their only ransom demand: Lola.

Cast

Production

The film was originally getting off the ground thanks to the crowdfunding platform KissKissBankBank before Netflix stepped in. [4]

References

  1. "Every Netflix Original Removed from Netflix". What's on Netflix. July 9, 2021.
  2. "BLOCKBUSTER, July Hygreck's first feature, will premiere as a world exclusive on Netflix Available on January 24th". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. "Film Review: Blockbuster - New On Netflix Film Reviews". New On Netflix. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  4. "Lola+Jeremy: An homage to Michel Gondry". 2 November 2017.