Action – The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:20:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 THE ORPHANS ../../../the-orphans/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:28:19 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=26033

THE ORPHANS

| 2026 – 95′ – Action, Thriller,
Written by: Nicolas Peufaillit, Olivier Schneider, Alban Lenoir, Jean-André Yerles.
Directed by: Olivier Schneider.
Starring: Alban Lenoir, Dali Benssalah, Sonia Faidi, Suzanne Clément, Anouk Grinberg, Naidra Ayadi, Romain Levi, Jean Kinsella.
In French with English subtitles, in English.
A Netflix Original release. |

Childhood friends Gabriel and Idriss have taken different paths: the former became a police inspector, while the latter joined organized crime. They reunite when their first love is involved in a suspicious road accident.

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CASH QUEENS ../../../cash-queens/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:23:52 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=26030

CASH QUEENS

| 2026 – 8 x 52′ – Season 1 – Series, Action, Comedy.
Created by: Olivier Rosemberg, Carine Prevot.
Written by: Olivier Rosemberg, Carine Prevot, Mahault Mollaret.
Directed by: Olivier Rosemberg.
Starring: Rebecca Marder, Zoé Marchal, Naidra Ayadi, Pascale Arbillot, Tya Deslauriers, François Damiens, Jonathan Cohen, Sami Outalbali, Jérémie Laheurte.
In French with English subtitles, in English.
A Netflix Original release. |

Five desperate, ordinary women  turn to a life of crime, robbing banks in disguise to escape dire life situations. As amateur thieves, they attract the attention of police, politicians, and gangsters. This new Netflix original series mixes high-stakes robbery with dark humor as these unexpected criminals navigate their new, dangerous reality. 

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LORNA’S SILENCE ../../../lornas-silence/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:24:22 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=25714

LORNA’S SILENCE

| 2009 – 105′ –  A Belgium/France Co-Production. Drama, Action, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Directed by: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Starring: Arta Dobroshi, Jérémie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Alban Ukaj, Morgan Marine, Olivier Gourmet, Anton Yakovlev, Grigori Manoukov.
Official Selections: Cannes International Film Festival 2008 (Winner Best Screenplay), Toronto International Film Festival 2008. Césars Awards 2020: Nominated for Best Foreign Film.
In French with English subtitles.
A Sony Pictures Classics release. |

From the internationally acclaimed writing-directing team of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne comes the powerful story of a young woman caught between love and the law. Beholden to a criminal underground, Lorna (Arta Dobroshi) is the key figure in a conspiracy to obtain European citizenship for a dangerous Russian mobster. For the plan to succeed, a desperate addict must die. If Lorna follows her heart, it will lead her into grave danger – for in her world, no act of mercy goes unpunished.

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COLOMBIANA ../../../colombiana/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:24:17 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=25681

COLOMBIANA

| 2025 – 105′ –  Action, Thriller.
Written by: Olivier Megaton.
Directed by: Robert Mark Kamen, Luc Besson.
Starring: Zoe Saldana, Amandla Stenberg, Michael Vartan, Cliff Curtis, Callum Blue, Graham McTavish, Lennie James, Jordi Mollà.
In English.
A Watermelon Films release. |

From writer/producer Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Leon: The Professional ) comes Colombiana. Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who has grown up to be an assassin after witnessing the murder of her parents as a child. Turning herself into a professional killer, she remains focused on her ultimate goal: to hunt down and get revenge on the mobster responsible for her parents’ deaths.

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GANGS OF PARIS ../../../gangs-of-paris/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:47:05 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=25285

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GANGS OF PARIS

| 2025 – 94′ –  Drama, Period & History, Action, Crime, Paris.
Written by: Romain Quirot, Antoine Jaunin, Fannie Pailloux.
Directed by: Romain Quirot.
Starring: Alice Isaaz, Niels Schneider, Rod Paradot, Emilie Gavois-Kahn, Artus, Bruno Lochet, Rossy de Palma, Dominique Pinon, Hugo Becker.
In French with English subtitles.
A Uncork’d Entertainment release. |

At the beginning of the 20th century, a violent gang known as The Apaches is terrorizing the City f Light. Determined to avenge the murder of her brother, a young woman named Billie infiltrates the criminal clan who killed him. Her plan: to murder each one of them one by one until she gets too close to their fascinating leader.

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ENEMY AT THE GATES ../../../enemy-at-the-gates/ ../../../enemy-at-the-gates/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:09:10 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=22804

ENEMY AT THE GATES

| 2001  – 125′ – A USA/Germany/France Co-Production. Drama, Thriller, Action, War, Romance, Period & History, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: Jean-Jacques Annaud.
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud.
Starring: Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins, Ron Perlman, Eva Mattes, Gabriel Marshall-Thompson.
In English.
A Paramount Pictures release. |

Autumn 1942. The Third Reich’s power is at its zenith. One city alone now stands in the way of Hitler’s total victory over Europe. This city takes on emblematic proportions in the Führer’s mind. It’s named after Hitler’s last remaining adversary on the continent: Stalingrad, Stalin’s city. If it falls the war will be won. In the martyred city torn apart by bombs, Vassili Zaitsev, a young Russian, is thrown like thousands of others into the hell of this battle already lost from the outset. Vassili’s superior sharpshooter talents – forged from a youth spent hunting wolves – capture the attention of another officer, Ivan Danilov. The two men, both the same age, become friends. Danilov’s aim is to breathe life into the embers of waning heroism, and provide the decimated troops with the strength to continue fighting the implacable German war machine. Vassili becomes the hero of his inflammatory propaganda. An underground empire of destroyed cellars, shelters and passages lies beneath the ruins of the city. It’s here, constantly prey to death, that life has taken refuge. It’s here, too, that the two friends meet Tania Chernova, a young student who has returned to her hometown to fight against the Nazi intruder. The bloodiest battle of World War II, where life expectancy is no more than a few days, is no place to start dreaming of the future. But when the two men meet Tania they can’t resist imagining better times ahead. However, just when they feel the desire to start living again, Vassili the hunter becomes the prey. Danilov’s propaganda vaunting Vassili’s sniper talents has been more successful than could have been imagined. Exasperated by the Wehrmacht’s losses in the rubble of the ruined city, the German army, under pressure from Hitler, sends its top marksman, Major Konig, to kill the man who has become the symbol of the indomitable Russian resistance in Stalingrad. The Battle of Stalingrad proved that the Germans weren’t invincible. It announced the beginning of the end of the Third Reich and the victory of the free world.

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ZENITHAL ../../../zenithal/ Tue, 20 May 2025 15:21:20 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=22092 ZENITHAL

| 2025 – 80′ – Comedy, Action.
Written by: Jean-Baptiste Saurel, Elodie Wallace, Amaury Ovise.
Directed by: Jean-Baptiste Saurel.
Starring: Vanessa Guide, Franc Bruneau, Cyril Gueï, Xavier Lacaille, Rebecca Finet, Anaïde Rozam, Bruno Gouery, Thévada Dek.
In French with English subtitles.
A Dark Star Pictures release. |

 

Together for 10 years, Francis and Sonia no longer understand each other. While they try to save their relationship, Francis finds himself accused of the murder of his former rival, Ti-Kong. Fleeing from the police, he falls into the clutches of a rogue surgeon who is determined to defend male domination at any cost. Sonia then takes action to rescue Francis, save their relationship, and restore peace between the sexes.

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K.O. ../../../k-o/ Fri, 16 May 2025 20:21:58 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=22057

K.O.

| 2025 – 85′ – ACTION, DRAMA, THRILLER, SPORT.
Written by: Antoine Blossier.
Directed by: Antoine Blossier.
Starring: Ciryl Gane, Maleaume Paquin, Alice Belaïdi, Faued Nabba, Mathieu Lestrade.
In English and French with English subtitles.
A Netflix Original release. |

 

After accidentally killing his rival in an MMA bout, a man has the chance to make it up to the widow by finding her son.

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TURNING TIDE ../../../turning-tide/ Thu, 15 May 2025 19:48:08 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=22048

TURNING TIDE

| 2014 – 96′ –  DRAMA, SPORT, BIOPIC, ADVENTURE, ACTION, TAFFF AWARDS WINNER.
Written by: Jean Cottin, Pierre Marcel, Christophe Offenstein, Frédéric Petitjean.
Directed by: Christophe Offenstein.
Starring: François Cluzet, Samy Seghir, Virginie Efira, Guillaume Canet, Karine Vanasse, Arly Jover, Dana Prigent, José Coronado, Jean-Paul Rouve, Guillaume Nicloux, François Jerosme, Emmanuelle Bercot.
Official Competition COLCOA 2014 (Winner Audience Award).
In French with English subtitles.
A France Channel / Gaumont release. |

Sailor Yann Kermadec has always dreamed of competing in the prestigious Vendée Globe round-the-world solo yacht race. When a star skipper is injured in an accident at the last minute, he gets his shot. Determined to make the most of his golden opportunity, Kermadec fearlessly weathers storms like the seadog he is and seizes the early lead. Just when it looks like nothing, even a broken rudder, can keep him from victory, Kermadec discovers something hidden on his boat. Something that’s not supposed to be there at all – another person. His mysterious passenger appears sickly, but if discovered, it will mean his immediate disqualification, his golden opportunity squandered. Kermadec decides to do what anyone would do – continue the race.

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THE GARDENER ../../../the-gardener/ Thu, 15 May 2025 19:43:44 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=22044

THE GARDENER

| 2025 – 110′ –  COMEDY, ACTION.
Written by: David Charhon, Vincent de Brus, Sébastien Fechner.
Directed by: David Charhon.
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michaël Youn, Nawell Madani, Kaaris, Matthias Quiviger, Carla Poquin, Jérôme Le Banneur.
In French with English subtitles.
A Blue Fox Entertainement release. |

Every year, the prime minister keeps a secret list of his political enemies to be removed. Serge Shuster, a senior official close to the presidency, finds himself named on the list — meaning he will be assassinated within 48 hours by a team of elite government hitmen. Condemned to a certain death, Serge, his wife, and his children only have one hope left: their strange gardener, Léo. Featuring standout cast performances led by Jean-Claude Van Damme as Leo, the gardener. Michaël Youn portrays Serge Shuster, a special adviser to the President, and Nawell Madani plays Mia. Other notable cast members include Jérôme Le Banner as Phoebus, Ragnar Le Breton as Esmeralda, Kaaris as Quasimodo, and Élie Semoun as Dr. Rouma.

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