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

7 wins & 22 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 | photographer | child protection | child molester | pickpocket | 

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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 USA:

$16,568, 20 May 2012, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$171,320, 17 June 2012

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Productions du Trésor, Arte France Cinéma, Mars Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The French word for Police is spelled and said the same as in English. The title "Polisse" sounds like "police" and it is written as a child would do (the film is about the Youth Crime Squad in Paris).

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

STAND ON THE WORD
(Phyliss McKoy Joubert)
Interprete par Keedz
(p) 2010 Elias Music
Avec l'autorisation de Universal Music Vision
(c) Elias Backyard Music / Basic Like This Recordings / Freak'n See music represente par Sony/ATV Music Publishing

User Reviews

Best police movie i have seen in years!

Except for a few documentaries there has not been a movie that pictures the life and work of Investigators of the vice squat as well as this one. Of course there is a lot of added drama but that's why it's a movie and not a documentary. For anyone though that can enjoy a Slice of Life of this profession.

Where they get the actors and the extra's I don't know but they are so genuinely convincing that you could easily feel like watching a documentary. The story lines are confrontational and there is no smoothing it over like any CSI episode. Although it doesn't have a big storyline it draws you in. The interaction, the dynamics and the characters are more than worth it to watch this.

Bar none the best police movie in ages.