Mike Tyson Propels French Film ‘Medellin’ to Number 1 on Prime Video

Who said French films can’t be exported? On June 2, Franck Gastambide, the director of Taxi 5of the Cairo or even of Pattaya released his latest feature film: Medellin. The film tells the story of a youtuber passionate about Pablo Escobar, Pablito, who decides to go to the stronghold of his idol: Medellin. Unfortunately for him, he is kidnapped and, to recover him, his big brother goes looking for him with a shock team.

Mike Tyson, the unexpected jackpot

It is therefore a team made up of Franck Gastambide (Stan), Ramzy Bedia (Reda), Anouar Toubali (Chafix) and Mike Tyson (Robbie) who will try to recover Pablito, from the hands of the cartel. This plot introduces what makes the strength of the film: action scenes and chases very well done.

What makes the success of the film abroad is also and above all the presence of the former world heavyweight boxing champion, the legendary Mike Tyson. The fighter plays the role of Robbie, a mercenary who will help the team recover Pablito. In an interview given to 20 MinutesFrank Gastambide said: “When I was a kid, half the dogs in my neighborhood were called Tyson because this boxer was so popular. It is an understatement to say the emotion I felt when I directed it.

The French director admits that the presence of Mike Tyson was “unexpected” and confides his emotion throughout filming: “If, when I was a kid, I had been told that I could spend four days talking to Mike Tyson, I would not have believed it, he explains. I thought he would lock himself in his caravan between each take, but he was so available that I admit I sometimes had tears in my eyes.

In any case, we advise you to go and discover Medellin on Prime Video, as do many other users of the platform, which allowed the film to rise to the top of the most viewed programs on Prime, ahead of the event series Citadel !