The Hunchback, Soul of Paris Trailer: Vincent Cassel Is Quasimodo

Paris, 1830

The film moves the story away from the medieval cathedral of Hugo’s novel and into Paris in 1830, on the eve of the July Revolution, as cholera spreads through the city. Netflix describes Cassel’s character as a hunchbacked stonemason hunted by the police, who risks everything to save the dancer he has fallen for. The official synopsis adds that he is pursued for medical experiments while caught between political turmoil and an impossible love.

Karim Leklou, Daphné Patakia, Benjamin Voisin and Noémie Lvovsky co-star. Netflix’s key art, with burning streets, cannon and drawn pistols, suggests a period action thriller rather than a gentle retelling. Richet also directed the Jason Statham thriller in our Mutiny (2026) Super Review: Jason Statham Powers a Lean, Watertight Action Thriller, and Cassel featured in our Weekly Streaming Highlights: 11 October 2026 – 17 October 2026.

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