Le Premier Cercle

Le Premier Cercle (French pronunciation: [lə pʁəmje sɛʁkl], The First Circle), also known as Inside Ring and The Dead List in English and as Ultimate Heist on USA video, is a 2009 French-language film by Laurent Tuel.

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Le Premier Cercle
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Directed by	Laurent Tuel
Written by	Laurent Tuel Laurent Turner Simon Moutaïrou
Produced by	Alain Terzian Christine Gozlan
Starring	Jean Reno Gaspard Ulliel Vahina Giocante Sami Bouajila
Cinematography	Laurent Machuel
Edited by	Marion Monestier
Music by	Alain Kremski
Production companies	Alter Films Thelma Films TF1 International TF1 Films Production Medusa Film
Distributed by	TFM Distribution
Release date	March 4, 2009 (2009-03-04)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	France
Languages	French Armenian
Budget	€15 million
Box office	$2,322,421

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It tells the story of Milo Malakian (Jean Reno), a gang leader in France, and his son Anton, the descendants of Armenian genocide survivors.

Having been co-produced by Thelma Films and Alter Films, this thriller formerly called Riviera was co-written by the scriptwriters Laurent Tuel, Laurent Turner and Simon Moutaïrou.^[1]

Production companies include TF1 and Canal+.

According to producer Alain Terzian, the surname of the film's hero, Malakian, was chosen in regard of film director Henri Verneuil, a friend of Terzian.