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Le petit lieutenant (2005)

UNRATED  110 min  -  Crime | Drama   -  16 November 2005 (France)
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A rookie policeman from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure Parisian homicide bureau and is assigned to a middle-aged woman detective.

Director:

Xavier Beauvois

Writers:

Xavier Beauvois (scenario), Guillaume Bréaud (scenario), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nathalie Baye ...
Commandant Caroline "Caro" Vaudieu
Jalil Lespert Jalil Lespert ...
Antoine Derouère
Roschdy Zem ...
Solo
Antoine Chappey Antoine Chappey ...
Louis Mallet
Jacques Perrin ...
Le juge Serge Clermont
Bruce Myers Bruce Myers ...
L'Anglais
Patrick Chauvel Patrick Chauvel ...
Le lieutenant Patrick Belval
Jean Lespert Jean Lespert ...
M. Derouère, le père d'Antoine
Annick Le Goff Annick Le Goff ...
Mme Derouère, la mère d'Antoine
Bérangère Allaux Bérangère Allaux ...
Julie Derouère, la femme d'Antoine
Mireille Franchino Mireille Franchino ...
Mireille, la logeuse
Yaniss Lespert Yaniss Lespert ...
Alex Derouère, le frère d'Antoine (as Yanis Lespert)
Xavier Beauvois ...
Nicolas Morbé
Philippe Lecompt Philippe Lecompt ...
Armurier
Pierre Aussedat Pierre Aussedat ...
Commissaire
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Storyline

When a fresh young police academy graduate from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure world of the Parisian homicide squad, his schoolteacher wife is reluctant to go with him. He moves into a rooming house that caters to single cops as he embraces his fellow officers as an extended family. He becomes close to an Arab officer and his boss, a very professional but lonely, middle-aged female detective who is also a recovering alcoholic. Routine police procedure gives way to an intensive search among the city's homeless for an undocumented Russian immigrant who may be responsible for a series of violent crimes. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)  

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Country:

France

Language:

French | Polish | Russian

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Also Known As:

A Outra Face da Lei See more »

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Visa d'exploitation en France #111314 See more »

Goofs

Boom mic visible: Reflected in window as Vaudieu and Solo exit the church. See more »

Quotes

Antoine Derouère: [Noticing a lizard in a terrarium in the office] Why keep lizards here?
Homicide detective: They help me to relax.
Antoine Derouère: I don't like to see animals locked up. Fish in a bowl suck!
Homicide detective: You're paid to lock Arabs and Blacks up. If you freak out over lizards, you won't get far.
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References Un Flic (1972) See more »