Polisse (2011)

A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters an affair with one of her subjects.

Director:

Maïwenn

Writers:

Maïwenn (screenplay), Emmanuelle Bercot (screenplay)

Stars:

Karin Viard, Joey Starr, Marina Foïs

4 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karin Viard	...	Nadine
Joey Starr	...	Fred (as Joeystarr)
Marina Foïs	...	Iris
Nicolas Duvauchelle	...	Mathieu
Maïwenn	...	Melissa
Riccardo Scamarcio	...	Francesco
Karole Rocher	...	Chrys
Emmanuelle Bercot	...	Sue Ellen
Frédéric Pierrot	...	Baloo (as Frederic Pierrot)
Arnaud Henriet	...	Bamako
Naidra Ayadi	...	Nora
Jérémie Elkaïm	...	Gabriel
Wladimir Yordanoff	...	Beauchard
Laurent Bateau	...	Hervé, le mari de Nadine
Carole Franck	...	Céline

Storyline

The daily grind for the cops of the Police Department's Juvenile Protection Unit - taking in child molesters, busting underage pickpockets and chewing over relationship issues at lunch; interrogating abusive parents, taking statements from children, confronting the excesses of teen sexuality, enjoying solidarity with colleagues and laughing uncontrollably at the most unthinkable moments. Knowing the worst exists and living with it. How do these cops balance their private lives and the reality they confront every working day? Fred, the group's hypersensitive wild card, is going to have a hard time facing the scrutiny of Melissa, a photographer on a Ministry of the Interior assignment to document the unit.

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Plot Keywords:

police | pickpocket | abusive parent | child molester | photographer | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France] Official site [Hungary]

Country:

France

Language:

French Italian Romanian Arabic

Release Date:

19 October 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

Polis

Filming Locations:

Boulevard du Palais, Paris 1, Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$16,568 (USA) (18 May 2012)

Gross:

$171,320 (USA) (15 June 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Productions du Trésor, arte France Cinéma, Mars Distribution

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Baloo locks up the mother on drugs telling her "Police. Handcuffs. Prison." This can be seen as a reference to Luc Besson's movie Subway, as it is the exact laconic sentence of Commissioner Gesberg capturing the "Roller Skater".

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Connections

Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.18 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"BLANKET"
(Peter Akinrinola/Imogen Heap (as Imogen Jennifer Heap))
Interprete par Urban Species featuring Imogen Heap
(p) 1998 Mercury Records Limited
Avec 'lautorisation de Univerasl Music Vision
(c) IMAGEM Songs Limited represented by Because Editions

User Reviews

Interesting, realistic, very good film

I had no idea that this film had many nominations at last year's César awards (the french Oscars). I started to see it on cable and immediately got interested in the subject and the way they handle it. It's straight forward but subtle at the same time. It has a good moving pace, there's always something going on. The array of characters is very rich and even though there's no time to get more deeply into their private worlds, you get to understand that they are mere human beings doing their best at their job, which is trying to protect all "minors" from abusive situations. I specially liked the realism of the characters, you end up caring for most of them and wishing them well in their actions.