Burn Out is a 2017 action thriller film written and directed by Yann Gozlan based on the 2012 novel Balancé dans les cordes by Jérémie Guez and starring François Civil. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium. It was screened in competition at the Noir in Festival in Italy on 5 December 2017 and was released theatrically in France by Gaumont on 3 January 2018. A Spanish remake titled Centauro was released in 2022 by Netflix. Tony Rodrigues is a bike racer who has aspirations to enter the professional circuit. While not racing he splits his time between working as a forklift operator during the daytime and taking care of his son Sofiane whenever his ex-wife Leyla attempts to find employment. During one of his scheduled meetings with Leyla Tony encounters a group of gypsie gang members led by Jordan exiting Leyla's residence. Tony finds Leyla beaten up and her apartment trashed learning that Leyla was hiding drugs for Jordan but the current supply in her possession was stolen by her ex-boyfriend. In an attempt to help her Tony seeks out Jordan and with the aid of his childhood friend and current street gang leader Moussa Tony meets with Jordan at their local bar in order to negotiate on settling Leyla's debt.