Tell No One

Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne)

Movie · 2006 · 3 people

For his second feature, the 2006 French thriller Tell No One (French: Ne le dis à personne), Guillaume Canet sat in the director's chair. He co-wrote the script with Philippe Lefebvre, adapting Harlan Coben's 2001 novel of the same name. Produced with Canal+, it was nominated in nine categories at the 2007 César Awards and won four: best director, best actor (François Cluzet), best editing and best film music. It reached Turkish cinemas on 6 April 2007.

Alexandre Beck is a paediatrician who has tried to fill his life with work since his wife Margot was murdered eight years earlier. The crime was pinned on a serial killer who confessed to the other murders but never to hers. When two more bodies turn up near where Margot was found, the case is reopened and Alexandre becomes the prime suspect. A cryptic e-mail then hints that his wife may be alive. He must prove his innocence, find the truth and flee the police and a professional killer, helped only by a close friend, a tough lawyer and a drug dealer.

Besides Cluzet, the cast includes Marie-Josée Croze, André Dussollier, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jean Rochefort, François Berléand and Nathalie Baye. Matthieu Chedid wrote the score. Miramax and Focus Features later bought remake rights, with Kathleen Kennedy to produce.

DirectorGuillaume Canet
Production companyCanal+

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

A cryptic e-mail hinting that his wife, murdered eight years ago, may be alive, two new bodies, a doctor turned prime suspect, and both the police and a professional killer on his trail: Tell No One really knows how to build tension. Once Alexandre starts running, the film barely lets you breathe. Some may find the opening slow, but the curiosity never drops.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

In his second feature Guillaume Canet brings Harlan Coben's novel to the screen with solid craft. It is telling that two of its four Césars were for editing and music: the film doles out information piece by piece and keeps the viewer in the same uncertainty as its hero, while Matthieu Chedid's score feeds the unease. François Cluzet's best actor award rewards how believably he plays an ordinary man dragged into a nightmare. The weakness comes with the genre. The chain of helpers, a close friend, a tough lawyer and a drug dealer, stays close to formula, and the sheer number of knots to untie can strain credibility towards the end. Even so, a cast stocked with Kristin Scott Thomas, André Dussollier and Jean Rochefort lifts it above the ordinary thriller.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A good pick for teenagers and adults who like suspense, but not for young children. There is murder, bodies, a hired killer and a police chase, and the tension stays high from start to finish. At the same time it is about a man who has mourned his wife for years and stays devoted to her. Fine to watch together with teens of sixteen and up.

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