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Your fiancée's dead on a train. What's French for 'I'm about to ruin these men's entire lives'?
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Shot Pattern (1982)

gritty Parisian rageDIY justice80s Euro-grime

Overview

DramaCrime

A Paris flea market vendor is transformed into a vigilante after his fiancée is murdered by three vicious thugs on a commuter train. As the revenge-minded young man tracks the killers, a veteran police inspector leads a parallel investigation.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
revengeloss of loved onesadnesskaratesuburb

Standout Aspects

Acting

Gérard Lanvin's simmering everyman desperation

Direction

Missiaen's unglamorous, documentary-style violence

Best for:Solo: Late night, rain against window, feeling slightly unhinged·Streaming: Discovering buried 80s French crime gems
Heads up:Violence: Brutal train assault and methodical revenge killings
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Director

Jean-Claude Missiaen

ReleasedSep 21, 1982
Runtime1h 28m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Sara Films
Parafrance Films

Top Cast

Gérard Lanvin

Gérard Lanvin

Antoine Beranger

Véronique Jannot

Véronique Jannot

Carine Ferrand

Michel Constantin

Michel Constantin

Alexandre Gagnon

Mario David

Mario David

Felix Pejat

Steve Kalfa

Steve Kalfa

Jegou

Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Daniel Verlot

Janine Magnan

Janine Magnan

Solange Ferrand

Pierre Londiche

Pierre Londiche

Raoul Ferrand

Roland Blanche

Roland Blanche

Michel Poubennec

Jean-Roger Milo

Jean-Roger Milo

Samson Balestra

Roland Amstutz

Roland Amstutz

Francis Colletin

Cathy Bodet

Cathy Bodet

Collette Dupre

Patricia Millardet

Patricia Millardet

Anne-Marie

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was Dominique Pinon's first credited film role—he'd later become Jeunet's muse in Amélie and Delicatessen.

Cultural

Shot Pattern arrived during France's 'banlieue' panic of the early 80s, when suburban crime dominated headlines and political discourse.

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