Fast Convoy (2016)
A taut French crime thriller in which a drug convoy's routine run from Spain to Paris descends into lethal chaos.
Fast Convoy - Movie Information
- Original Title: Le Convoi
- Release Year: 2016
- Directed by: Frédéric Schoendoerffer
- Type: Movie
- Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 43m
- Original Language: French
- Spoken Languages: Arabic, French, Spanish
- Release Date (Theatrical): January 20, 2016 (France), August 25, 2016 (South Korea - 15)
- Alternative Titles: Le convoi (FR), Fora de Controle (BR), 毒车 (CN)
- Production Companies: Cinéfrance 1888, Orange Studio, Canal+, Ciné+, Carcharodon, D8 Films, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
- Production Countries: France
Fast Convoy - Plot
Málaga, southern Spain. Seven men, divided into four cars, set off with a large drug shipment towards Creil, a city near Paris; a routine mission that will be complicated by a fatal sequence of events.
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Fast Convoy - Cast & Crew
Director(s)
- Frédéric Schoendoerffer
Main Cast
- Benoît Magimel
- Reem Kherici
- Tewfik Jallab
- Sofian Khammes
- Amir el Kacem
- Léon Garel
- Foëd Amara
- Mahdi Belemlih
- Alain Figlarz
- Karin Martin-Prevel
Writers
- Frédéric Schoendoerffer
- Yann Brion
Producers
- Éric Névé
- Frédéric Schoendoerffer
Fast Convoy - FAQs
What is Fast Convoy about?
Fast Convoy follows seven men split across four cars who transport a large drug shipment from Málaga, Spain, to Creil near Paris. What begins as a routine criminal mission rapidly unravels through a deadly chain of unforeseen events, turning the road trip into a tense, high-stakes thriller.
Who directed Fast Convoy?
Fast Convoy was directed by Frédéric Schoendoerffer, a French filmmaker known for his gritty crime and action dramas. Schoendoerffer also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Yann Brion and served as a producer on the film.
Who are the main actors in Fast Convoy?
The film stars Benoît Magimel as Alex and Reem Kherici as Nadia, alongside Tewfik Jallab, Sofian Khammes, Amir el Kacem, Léon Garel, Foëd Amara, Mahdi Belemlih, Alain Figlarz, and Karin Martin-Prevel rounding out the ensemble cast.
Is Fast Convoy based on a true story?
Fast Convoy is not based on a specific true story. However, director Frédéric Schoendoerffer drew on the gritty realism of real-world drug trafficking operations to craft the film's tense, road-thriller atmosphere, grounding the fictional narrative in plausible criminal logistics.
What genre is Fast Convoy?
Fast Convoy is a French Drama, Action, and Thriller film. It blends the tension of a road movie with the high-stakes atmosphere of a crime thriller, following a drug convoy from southern Spain to the outskirts of Paris as events spiral dangerously out of control.
How long is Fast Convoy?
Fast Convoy has a runtime of 1 hour and 43 minutes (103 minutes). The film maintains a lean, propulsive pace throughout, keeping tension high as the convoy's journey from Málaga to the Paris suburbs grows increasingly dangerous and unpredictable.
When was Fast Convoy released?
Fast Convoy was released on January 20, 2016, in France. It subsequently received an international release in South Korea on August 25, 2016, where it was rated 15. The film is a French production distributed under its original title Le Convoi.
What are similar movies to Fast Convoy?
If you enjoyed Fast Convoy, you may also like Zulu (2013), a gritty French crime thriller, or The Outsider (2016) and The Exception (2017) for similarly tense genre fare. Films such as Marseille (2016) and Jane Got a Gun (2015) also share thematic and stylistic common ground.
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