Jean-François Richet

JeanFrançois Richet born July 2 1966 is a French film director and screenwriter Debuting with État des lieux 1995 and Ma 6T va cracker 1997 he earned early critical notice for his gritty portrayals of French suburban life Richet expanded into international genre filmmaking with the remake Assault on Precinct 13 2005 He achieved major critical acclaim with his twopart biographical crime epic Mesrine 2008 for which he won the César Award for Best Director His subsequent directorial credits include Blood Father 2016 The Emperor of Paris 2018 and Plane 2023