The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
Largo Winch
France, Belgium, Croatia
2008
108 Min
Color
2.35:1
French, English, Serbian, Portuguese, Croatian
Synopsis
Billionaire Nerio Winch is found dead, drowned. An obviously suspicious death as Nerio is the founder and majority shareholder of the powerful and sprawling W Group. Who will inherit this financial empire? Officially, Nerio had no family. But he had a secret he kept well-hidden: a son, Largo, adopted nearly thirty years before from a Bosnian orphanage. The only problem is this young heir has just been thrown in prison deep in the Amazon. Accused of drug trafficking, he claims he’s innocent. Nerio murdered. Largo in prison. What if these two events were part of a plot to take control of the Winch empire? –IMDb
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Jérôme Salle
Jérôme Salle is a French film director and screenwriter. Salle has directed the films Anthony Zimmer, Largo Winch, and Largo Winch (Tome 2).
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HKFanatic
9Apr12
For all their existentialism and romantic sensibilities, the French know how to make a Big Dumb Action movie as well as any American director and "Largo Winch" certainly fits the bill. The only problem is that this globe-trotting, Bond-ian adventure is often bogged down by a lot of corporate-speak and maneuvering, which I can't imagine would be thrilling to anyone unless they're aroused by boardroom meetings.
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THE HEIR APPARENT: LARGO WINCH Review
By Twitchfilm.com on November 18, 2011
The press notes for the original Belgian comics upon which the big-screen adaptation Largo Winch is based sounds like the stuff of thrilling high pulp: “What if,” creator Jean Van Hamme asks, "the son
LARGO WINCH Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Who would have thought there was a Belgian comic book hero out there to rival Tintin? I will come clean on this one right away and admit that I had never heard of Largo Winch before watching this film……
ActionFest '11: The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
[With an upcoming sequel, and its North American Premiere at ActionFest, it’s high time we revisit James Marsh’s review.] Who would have thought there was a Belgian comic book hero out there to rival Tintin
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