24 Bars


1h 25m 2007

Brief Synopsis

Taking place over one night, centers on a chance encounter between four very different people on a Christmas evening. Chance brings together taxi driver Didier and Helly, a young mother trying to get custody of her son. Violent circumstances unite them with Marie, who arrives in Paris from the count

Film Details

Also Known As
24 Measures, 24 Mesures, Twenty-Four Bars, Twenty-Four Measures, Vingt Quatre Mesures
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Holiday
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema; Dolby Laboratories, Inc.; Equinoxe Films; Mk2 International; Mk2 International; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); Equinoxe Films; Mk2 International
Location
France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

Synopsis

Taking place over one night, centers on a chance encounter between four very different people on a Christmas evening. Chance brings together taxi driver Didier and Helly, a young mother trying to get custody of her son. Violent circumstances unite them with Marie, who arrives in Paris from the country full of ambition. All three embark on an adventure towards the sea, where they meet jazz drummer Chris. The four end up having a kind of party, where each finds unexpected encouragement from the others, temporarily escaping their difficulties in a fated encounter that will change their lives forever.

Film Details

Also Known As
24 Measures, 24 Mesures, Twenty-Four Bars, Twenty-Four Measures, Vingt Quatre Mesures
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Holiday
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema; Dolby Laboratories, Inc.; Equinoxe Films; Mk2 International; Mk2 International; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); Equinoxe Films; Mk2 International
Location
France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2007

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (International Critics' Week) August 29-September 8, 2007.

Feature directorial debut for Jalil Lespert.

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (International Critics' Week) August 29-September 8, 2007.)