A trailer has arrived for Netflix’s new adaptation of The Wages of Fear, the redo of the 1953 film of the same name directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, and starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck and Véra Clouzot.
This new one, also hailing from France, is set for the streaming service on 29th March and comes to the screen from filmmaker Julien Leclercq
In order to prevent a deadly explosion, an illicit crack team has 24 hours to drive two truckloads of nitroglycerine across a desert laden with danger.
The full synopsis is as follows.
In the middle of the desert, near a refugee camp, an oil well catches fire, directly threatening the lives of the population. Dispatching experts to the site, the company operating the well realizes that it has only one solution to avert the catastrophe: detonate the oil well with nitroglycerin within 24 hours. Against a large sum of money, a powerhouse team is then sent 800 km away to transport 200 kg of explosives in two trucks.
The team now has less than 20 hours to reach the oil well. 20 hours to traverse hostile zones controlled by armed rebels, cross minefields, and drive two trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over rough terrain! The race against the clock has begun…
The story was re-done in the late 1970s by William Friedkin, filmed as Sorcerer.
Check out the teaser for the 2024 version below.
