Blind Valley (2011)
"Mineurs 27" (original title)

Vincent is a cop Descharnes province to look ordinary. Ten years ago, he buried a dirty business to save his skin. Stan Wilson, and share their passion for Deborah but also a dark secret. ... See full summary »

Director:

Tristan Aurouet

Writers:

Dominique Turin (original scenario), Tristan Aurouet (dialogue),

Stars:

Jean-Hugues Anglade, Nassim Si Ahmed, Finnegan Oldfield

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Hugues Anglade	...	Capitaine Descharnes
Nassim Si Ahmed	...	Wilson
Finnegan Oldfield	...	Stanislas Casarelli
Marie-Ange Casta	...	Déborah
Patrick Descamps	...	Jean-Paul Casarelli
Eric de Montalier	...	Blandin
Sylvie David	...	Elisabeth Casarelli
Gilles Lellouche	...	Oscar Herrera
Philippe Lellouche	...	Fabrice Herrera
Aïssa Maïga	...	Aminata
Zlatko Buric	...	Milos
Brice Cardi	...	Flic 1
Brahim Bouzrou	...	Flic 2
Julien Ouvre	...	Flic 3
Arnaud Le Claire	...	Flic 4

Storyline

Vincent is a cop Descharnes province to look ordinary. Ten years ago, he buried a dirty business to save his skin. Stan Wilson, and share their passion for Deborah but also a dark secret. Ten years ago, they suffered a trauma that no child can recover. Wilson wants to forget. Stan wants to speak, without knowing that he then puts in motion a terrible plot.

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Plot Keywords:

secret | chase | skinny dipping | bare breasts | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Bac Films [fr]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

21 September 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

Blind Valley

Company Credits

Production Co:

Manny Films, Millimages, Onyx Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Minor movie

Jean-Hughes Anglade might be the only French alive actor to have a place called after his name in his hometown Langeais ;unfortunately "minors 27" does not give him a single moment to shine,his part being largely underwritten.

The subject of abused minor (male) children in an outdoor center could have been treated by André Cayatte or Yves Boisset;but those directors -generally unfairly dismissed by "intellectual" viewers- had an unquestionable quality:they knew how to tell a story .The audience knew what they were driving at and their know-how was effective."Mineurs 27" was given a fragmented "modern" structure ;the first quarter is almost entirely silent and the viewer does not really know who the characters are and what they are up to;a teenager spies on another one who is in love with a beautiful girl and plays the peeping tom on the beach and in the toilets ;to give a political side (shades of Boisset but also of Costa-Gavras) to a limp screenplay,we learn that the boy in question is none other than the mayor's son.

All in all,"Minor 27" dealt with a very serious case and it failed totally to convince.