Personal Info
Birth date
1975-04-27 (50 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Directing
Place of birth
Dunkerque, France
Also known as
-Xavier Gens
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Xavier Gens (born on April 27, 1975 in Dunkirk, France) is a French film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Xavier Gens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Lupin
7.72
Overview:
Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.Havoc
6.406
Overview:
When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.Gangs of London
7.807
Overview:
When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father.Crossing Lines
6.7
Overview:
Through globalization, many countries have been opened and barriers removed to ensure easy trade, travel and cultural diversity. However, this openness has given opportunities to criminals looking to exploit the system and ultimately threaten our global safety. As Europe has become a "safe house" for criminals eluding law enforcers, a special kind of law enforcement team is needed to handle specific ongoing crimes on a global level. "Crossing Lines" is the story of one such team, made up of five international cops, headed by Captain Daniel. The team - comprised of individuals who have little in common - must learn to live and work under the most dangerous and potentially deadly conditions. Housed in an unused storage section underneath the ICC, this mismatched team faces bureaucratic, jurisdictional and cultural obstacles while traversing continents in pursuit of justice.Under Paris
5.932
Overview:
In order to save Paris from an international bloodbath, a grieving scientist is forced to face her tragic past when a giant shark appears in the Seine.Hitman
6.142
Overview:
A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed, the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a life-or-death game of international intrigue.The Divide
5.916
Overview:
Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.Through the Night with...
8
Overview:
Durch die Nacht mit … is a German documentary film television series produced by ZDF for Franco-German television channel ARTE. Locations are mainly in France or Germany. The title of the French version is Au cœur de la nuit. Two Celebrities spend an filmed evening together. One of them is the host who sets the location and the program. There is no moderator.Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema
NYR
Overview:
After researching the Flemish horror cinema in "Forgotten Scares", director Steve De Roover - with the help of co-director Jérôme Vandewattyne (Spit'N'Split) - digs deeper in the follow-up documentary "Surrealistic Nightmares" and shows the beginning of Walloon horror cinema in the '20s (!) and how the genre evolved during the following years. Through unique experiences from the original cast and crew, horror experts and various genre journalists, a broad and in-depth picture is painted about the one-of-a-kind horror legacy from the French side of Belgium, without forgetting the difficult cinema landscape of this small country with two very different languages. "Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema" is illustrated by exclusive behind the scene footage, famous film scenes and loads of original promotional artwork.Maximum Risk
5.778
Overview:
Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.Generation Terror
NYR
Overview:
Horror bleeds into the 21st Century in an incisive documentary looking back at the late 1990s film industry on a global scale to find out what happened at the turn of the millennium to allow for the huge wealth of horror films flooding out from all corners of the globe. From SCREAM (1996), THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) and FINAL DESTINATION (2000), to WRONG TURN (2003), HOSTEL (2005) and SAW (2004), with insight from Joe Lynch, Xavier Gens and Bill Malone who track the technology, the industry and the societal changes behind the next generation of horror films.Mayhem!
6.7
Overview:
Sam is a professional boxer about to get released from prison. While on parole, his past catches up with him and he has no choice but to flee. Five years later, he has rebuilt a simple life on an exotic island in Thailand with his wife and her daughter, but when he gets blackmailed by a dangerous local godfather, he must embark on a dangerous drug smuggling mission which results in a tragedy. Now he has only one purpose: to seek merciless vengeance.Budapest
5.5
Overview:
Two best friends stuck in boring jobs become bachelor party planners in Budapest.Ronin
6.961
Overview:
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.On Guard
6.7
Overview:
France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is treacherously assassinated by a powerful relative, a skilled swordsman, the noble Henri de Lagardère, seeks his rightful vengeance as he tries to protect the innocent life of the duke's last heir.Hostile
5.823
Overview:
Juliette, a lone survivor of an apocalyptic era, fights to survive against hunger, thirst, a broken leg and strange disturbing creatures that only come out at nighttime.Where is Rocky II?
5
Overview:
Pierre Bismuth hires a private detective and a duo of screenwriters to investigate on an enigmatic artwork.Double Team
5.182
Overview:
A CIA agent is interned for failing to kill an international terrorist. Escaping from his island exile, he teams up with a flamboyant arms dealer and sets out to find the terrorist and rescue the agent's family. Together they're a two-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.Beyond Blood
NYR
Overview:
High Tension, Inside, Martyrs, Frontier(s) and Them. In the years of 2003 to 2008, those sensational and innovative horror movies were made and left huge impact around the world. This movement is called New Wave of French Horror. This film explores the meaning and hidden secrets of this significant movement.The Crucifixion
5.694
Overview:
When a priest is jailed for the murder of a nun on whom he was performing an exorcism, an investigative journalist strives to determine whether he in fact murdered a mentally ill person, or if he lost the battle with a demonic presence.The Damned
4.9
Overview:
Yara, a 25-year-old Moroccan girl who has come to study in Paris, has not left her home for several months, as she has been agoraphobic since childhood due to terrible family events. Her only contact is with her grandmother, Najiyah, by telephone. One evening, a mysterious apparition disrupts her daily routine, forcing her to relive her worst fears, driving her to the brink of madness.The ABCs of Death
4.9
Overview:
An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.The Captive
5.6
Overview:
Ariane and Simon met down by the water. Simon has managed to prize Ariane away from her friends, a bunch of free and arrogant girls, and move her into his place, with her own room at the end of the hall and her own bathroom next to his. He has taken on Andrée, one of the girls from the bunch by the water, to watch over Ariane, escort her wherever she goes and report back to him on everything she does. Andrée becomes Ariane’s accomplice. She’ll tell lies for her, and with her, and most likely they’ll make love together when the mood takes them.The Last Panthers
5.9
Overview:
The six-part series opens with a daring diamond heist before quickly delving into the dark heart of Europe where a shadowy alliance of gangsters and 'banksters' now rules. Naomi is the British loss adjustor charged with recovering the stolen diamonds whatever the cost. Also in pursuit is French-Algerian policeman Khalil.Cold Skin
6.291
Overview:
A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.30 Years
NYR
Overview:
A bittersweet drama covering 30 years in the lives of group of friends united by their devotion to the theatre, 30 Ans begins in Paris in 1974, when Aurelian, his girlfriend Barbara, and childhood friend Antoine form a theatre. Taking the plight of Pinochet's oppressed Chile as its cause, the theatre attracts the involvement of Jeanne, a young actress who immediately sparks the attentions of both Aurelian and Antoine. When Chilean dissident actor Luis is brought to the theatre by Barbara's diplomat father, Jeanne falls in love with him, and the two carry out an affair that ends when a sudden development causes Jeanne to disappear. 8 years later, Aurelian has a new girlfriend and is directing a travelling troupe, and Antoine is a high-priced image consultant who gets his old friend a gig at Dunkirk. Aurelian, deeply immersed in a mid-life crisis, still loves Jeanne, continuing to carry a picture of the enigmatic actress in his wallet and writing about her in his diary.The Assault
5.963
Overview:
December 1994. On Saturday 24th, four GIA terrorists hijack an Air France A300 Airbus, bound for Paris, with 227 passengers on board, at the Algiers airport.Acting
2025Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema as Self
2024Generation Terror as Himself
2019Beyond Blood as Self
2017Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur as Self
2012Among Friends as Himself
2010French Meat as Self
2008Lady Blood as L'homme tabassé
2004Le bon, la brute et les zombies as Impaled zombie
2002Through the Night with... (1 Episode) as Self
Directing
TBAMalin Fors (1 Episode) ... Director
TBALady Chang ... Director
TBAUnder Paris 2 ... Director
TBAThe Guns of Christmas Past ... Director
TBAAn Unfinished Country ... Director
TBACondamner a tuer ... Director
2025Havoc ... Second Unit Director
2024Under Paris ... Director
2023Mayhem! ... Director
2021Lupin (3 Episodes) ... Director
2020Gangs of London (3 Episodes) ... Director
2019Mortel (3 Episodes) ... Director
2018Budapest ... Director
2017Cold Skin ... Director
2017The Crucifixion ... Director
2015The Last Panthers (6 Episodes) ... Second Unit Director
2013Crossing Lines (3 Episodes) ... Director
2013The ABCs of Death ... Director
2012The Divide ... Director
2009The Incredible Adventures of Fusion Man ... Director
2007Hitman ... Director
2007Frontier(s) ... Director
2006Sable noir (1 Episode) ... Director
2000The Captive ... Assistant Director Trainee
1999The Secret Laughter of Women ... Assistant Director Trainee
1998Ronin ... Assistant Director Trainee
1998RPM ... Assistant Director Trainee
1997Never Ever ... Assistant Director Trainee
1997Madame Jacques on the Croisette ... Assistant Director, Second Unit Director
1997Double Team ... Assistant Director Trainee
1996Maximum Risk ... Assistant Director Trainee
Production
TBALady Chang ... Producer
2024The Damned ... Co-Producer
2023Mayhem! ... Co-Producer
2023Houria ... Producer
2021The Rock of Ages ... Producer
2019Papicha ... Producer
2018Hostile ... Executive Producer
2016Cell ... Executive Producer
2016Where is Rocky II? ... Executive Producer
2011Edwige ... Producer
200030 Years ... Casting Director
1998Les Kidnappeurs ... Unit Manager
1997On Guard ... Unit Manager
1997Never Ever ... Production Assistant
Writing
2024Under Paris ... Screenplay
2023Mayhem! ... Writer
2009The Incredible Adventures of Fusion Man ... Writer
2007Frontier(s) ... Writer
2006Sable noir (6 Episodes) ... Scenario Writer
Crew
2011The Assault ... Thanks