Assigned to work alongside unethical police veterans Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djebril Zonga) in Paris’ Anti-Crime Brigade, Brigadier Stéphane Ruiz (Damien Bonnard) - a recent transplant to the working-class suburb of Montfermeil, where Victor Hugo wrote his famous novel Les Misérables - struggles to establish a working relationship with influential community leaders while attempting to maintain some semblance of peace between his disreputable team and the citizens of the local housing projects. When what should be a simple arrest goes tragically awry, the three officers must individually reconcile with the aftermath of their actions while angling to keep the neighborhood from retaliating with mob violence. Beginning as a Cesar-winning short film, the film was inspired by the 2005 riots in Paris. It was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize (in a tie with BACURAU) and was selected as France’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.6/10 | |
Released: | November 20, 2019 | |
Runtime: | 104 min | |
Genres: | Drama Thriller Crime | |
Countries: | France | |
Companies: | SRAB Films Canal+ Ciné+ Le Pacte Wild Bunch La Région Île-de-France Cinéventure 4 Cinéfeel 4 Cinémage 12 Développement Cinéventure Développement 3 Arte-Cofinova 15 CNC Rectangle Productions Lyly Films Srab Films | |
Cast: | Damien Bonnard Alexis Manenti Djebril Zonga | |
Crew: | Alexis Manenti Ladj Ly Giordano Gederlini | |
Piglet : This is maybe the 2nd movie Guy Pearce has done with Alex Pettyfer, Going on the list.