Albania, Algeria, Angola, Cambodia, Denmark, Belgium, Cameroon, Italy, Senegal, Morocco... And of course in France! "Medellín", the new film by Franck Gastambide makes a heist on the film rankings on Amazon's Prime Video platform worldwide, ranking number 1 in the tops of 54 countries. In addition, the feature film shot in Colombia is present, in addition, in the top 10 of a hundred countries and number 2 in the United States, a first for a French film.
A performance carried by the presence of Mike Tyson, the American boxing icon. XXL figures that make the biggest budget for a French production of Prime Video, the biggest international success of the platform in France. Statistics that continue to increase, according to our information.
These results will make the champagne saber to the platform that was aiming for international success with this blockbuster. Since the genesis of "Medellín", the challenge is to make people talk beyond borders. "In Validé (series he had initiated for Canal +), I had few means, and I wanted more, told us Franck Gastambide, before the release. Amazon replied: We can help you get what you want, you'll lose the movie theater (by going on a platform), but we'll make you win the world. »
"The action film genre is the one that is best exported"
"It's the most ambitious French film to date, it shows on the screen. The production has nothing to envy to an American equivalent. And the genre of the action film is the one that is best exported, added Thomas Dubois, French creative director of Prime Video. It is Fast And Furious that would meet Very Bad Trip. »
A punchy film, which tells the story of three neighborhood friends who went to rescue one of their little brothers youtuber (Brahim Bouhlel), taken hostage by drug traffickers of... Medellin. In the footsteps of Pablo Escobar, the three Zouaves, played by Franck Gastambide, Ramzy Bedia and Anouar Toubali, embark on a chase against a Colombian cartel. The opportunity for stunts of all kinds and to meet Mike Tyson. An international issue. "Two years ago, I made a phone call to Franck Gastambide," explains Thomas Dubois, French creative director of Prime Video. The challenge: to work together so that it has visibility in 240 countries. »
Just out of the box of the series "Validated" for Canal + (and its 75 million views), the "Jason Statham of Melun" has succeeded in a new bet: "lose the cinema to win the world".