Point Blank

Point Blank

Year: 2011

Runtime: 84 min

Language: French

Director: Fred Cavayé

ActionThrillerCrime

A Parisian nurse’s quiet life is upended when his pregnant wife is kidnapped. Forced into a dangerous situation, he must confront ruthless gangsters and navigate a perilous game against both criminals and law enforcement. Samuel uses his intelligence to rescue his wife and confront the city's criminal underworld in a relentless pursuit across Paris. The intense thriller is filled with suspense and action as he fights to protect his family.

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Timeline – Point Blank (2011)

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1

Shootout at the residential home

Abe Guevara and his brother Mateo engage in a violent shootout at a residential home, resulting in the death of District Attorney Joshua Gregory. Abe is wounded in the exchange and the brothers flee as police arrive. This brutal confrontation sets the story in motion.

Day Residential home
2

Abe hospitalized; detectives assigned

Abe is rushed to a local hospital for his injuries while Paul Booker, an ER nurse, oversees his recovery. A pair of homicide detectives, Regina Lewis and Eric Masterson, are assigned to the case and begin their investigation. The relationship between law enforcement and the case begins to twist as tensions rise.

Post-shootout Local hospital
3

Mateo kidnaps Taryn to coerce Paul

Mateo abducts Paul's pregnant wife Taryn to force Paul into helping him. The kidnapping raises the stakes and tightens the noose around Abe and Paul. They must navigate loyalty, debt, and desperation to protect Taryn.

Evening Hospital vicinity
4

Paul breaks Abe out on a stretcher

Paul sneaks into the hospital and breaks Abe out on a stretcher, triggering a dangerous escape with authorities in pursuit. They move through corridors and stairwells, using the chaos to gain distance. The escape marks a turning point in their pursuit of truth and safety.

Night Hospital corridors
5

Abe reveals the flash drive; they're framed

Abe reveals that he possesses a flash drive that could expose corrupt police officers. They realize they were ambushed, and Abe has been wrongfully incriminated for their supposed deaths. The discovery provides a potential path to expose the rot, but at a steep cost.

Night On the run
6

Ambush at the bus station; car chase

Abe and Paul arrange to meet Mateo at a bus station, but the rendezvous erupts into a reckless shootout. They race through the streets in a high-stakes car chase, trying to stay ahead of pursuing officers. The pursuit pushes their limits and tightens their alliance.

Night Bus station vicinity
7

Car wash confrontation and escape on foot

After the chase, they fend off more cops at a car wash and escape on foot into the city. The sequence showcases their resourcefulness and willingness to risk everything. The escape compounds the urgency of their mission.

Moments after bus station event Car wash
8

Confrontation with Cheetah and corrupt cops

Seeking a new car and allies, they consult local gangster Cheetah while Lewis and Masterson close in, holding them at gunpoint. Masterson discovers Lewis's corruption, and the standoff devolves into a dangerous power struggle. The situation teeters on explosive violence.

Later Cheetah's territory
9

Masterson and Cheetah killed; Paul strikes

During the confrontation, Lewis eliminates Masterson and Cheetah to consolidate control. Paul takes advantage of the distraction and kills Jones, removing another threat in the chaos. The body count rises as everyone fights for their survival.

During confrontation Standoff location
10

Taryn abducted again; Mateo mortally wounded

Abe and Paul reach the rendezvous only to find Mateo mortally wounded. Lewis threatens them, holding Taryn hostage as the situation spirals toward a violent showdown. The balance of loyalties teeters as time runs out.

Shortly after ambush Rendezvous point
11

Final deal with Big D and corruption exposure

Abe arranges a deal with gangster Big D to obtain incriminating security footage. Big D stages a distraction outside the police precinct to aid their plan and to capture footage for a movie he's developing. Abe uses the leverage to expose Lewis's corruption on television, tying multiple threads together.

Climax Outside police precinct / Big D's operation
12

Rescue, birth, and takedown

Disguised as first responders, Paul and Abe incapacitate Lewis and rescue Taryn, who is in labor. She gives birth to their baby boy, Matty, named in Mateo's memory. Police reinforcements arrive and Lewis is killed after her corruption is exposed on the news.

Climax Rendezvous / hospital vicinity
13

Matty's birthday and sunset ending

One year later, Paul and Taryn celebrate Matty's first birthday. Abe smiles at a picture of Matty's cake as a black SUV tails him toward a sunset leaving the future uncertain but hopeful for the family. The ending ties the personal victory to a fragile peace.

One year later Home / road

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