# Bastille Day (2016)

> A Parisian pickpocket wrongly branded a terrorist teams with a renegade CIA agent to expose a government bombing plot concealed behind Bastille Day chaos.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/212376

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Action
- Director: James Watkins
- Cast: Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon, Kelly Reilly, José Garcia, Anatol Yusef, Ériq Ebouaney, Alex Fondja
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2368619/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: propulsive, tense, paranoid, action movie night, weekend thriller viewing

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