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Polisse

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
15K
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Polisse (2011)
A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters an affair with one of her subjects.
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A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.

  • Director
    • Maïwenn
  • Writers
    • Maïwenn
    • Emmanuelle Bercot
  • Stars
    • Karin Viard
    • JoeyStarr
    • Marina Foïs
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Maïwenn
    • Writers
      • Maïwenn
      • Emmanuelle Bercot
    • Stars
      • Karin Viard
      • JoeyStarr
      • Marina Foïs
    • 37User reviews
    • 166Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 22 nominations

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    Trailer 2:23
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    Photos44

    Jérémie Elkaïm, Maïwenn, and JoeyStarr in Polisse (2011)
    Karin Viard in Polisse (2011)
    Maïwenn in Polisse (2011)
    Jérémie Elkaïm, Emmanuelle Bercot, Marina Foïs, Arnaud Henriet, Maïwenn, JoeyStarr, Karin Viard, and Naidra Ayadi in Polisse (2011)
    Marina Foïs, JoeyStarr, and Karin Viard in Polisse (2011)
    Maïwenn in Polisse (2011)
    Emmanuelle Bercot, Marina Foïs, and Karin Viard in Polisse (2011)
    Marina Foïs and Karin Viard in Polisse (2011)
    Jérémie Elkaïm, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Marina Foïs, and Arnaud Henriet in Polisse (2011)
    Jérémie Elkaïm, Emmanuelle Bercot, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Marina Foïs, Arnaud Henriet, Karole Rocher, Maïwenn, JoeyStarr, and Naidra Ayadi in Polisse (2011)
    Jérémie Elkaïm, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Arnaud Henriet, JoeyStarr, and Naidra Ayadi in Polisse (2011)
    Maïwenn in Polisse (2011)

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    Karin Viard
    Karin Viard
    • Nadine
    JoeyStarr
    JoeyStarr
    • Fred
    • (as Joeystarr)
    Marina Foïs
    Marina Foïs
    • Iris
    Nicolas Duvauchelle
    Nicolas Duvauchelle
    • Mathieu
    Maïwenn
    Maïwenn
    • Melissa
    Riccardo Scamarcio
    Riccardo Scamarcio
    • Francesco
    Karole Rocher
    Karole Rocher
    • Chrys
    Emmanuelle Bercot
    Emmanuelle Bercot
    • Sue Ellen
    Frédéric Pierrot
    Frédéric Pierrot
    • Baloo
    • (as Frederic Pierrot)
    Arnaud Henriet
    • Bamako
    Naidra Ayadi
    • Nora
    Jérémie Elkaïm
    Jérémie Elkaïm
    • Gabriel
    Wladimir Yordanoff
    Wladimir Yordanoff
    • Beauchard
    Laurent Bateau
    Laurent Bateau
    • Hervé, le mari de Nadine
    Carole Franck
    Carole Franck
    • Céline
    Marcial Di Fonzo Bo
    • Le prof de gym
    Anne Suarez
    Anne Suarez
    • Alice
    Sandrine Kiberlain
    Sandrine Kiberlain
    • Mme de la Faublaise
    • Director
      • Maïwenn
    • Writers
      • Maïwenn
      • Emmanuelle Bercot
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Director Maïwenn's first idea for the title was "Police", but another film already had this name: none other than famous French director Maurice Pialat's film in 1985. Her next idea was, "Vous êtes de la police?", but it too was already a film title. One day, as her young child was learning to write, he misspelled "Police", and she saw in front of her eyes the perfect title considering the subject of her movie, with a child's writing: "Polisse".
    • Connections
      Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.18 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      L'Île aux Enfants
      Music by Roger Pouly

      Lyrics by Christophe Izard

      Performed by Anne Germain

      (p) & (c) 1974 Editions de Alouettes (catalogue Technisonor)

      Avec l'aimable autorisation de Sony ATV

    User reviews37

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    9/10
    Riveting and face paced
    Polisse was my favourite film at the recent Sydney Film Festival. A french film from writer, director, star Maiween, it tells the story of the Child Protection Unit in Paris. It was absolutely riveting from start to finish.

    An ensemble piece that moves at a cracking pace, it could be forgiven for not establishing character, but it actually manages to do that and do it very well. We are introduced to this group of close knit colleagues as they go about their day trying to balance the horrors they have to deal with (rapists, kidnappers, abusers, paedophiles) with their personal lives.

    Maiween spent quite some time with a real CPU and told us in the Q&A that all the cases she featured are just like ones she witnessed and with that experience she brought an almost documentary feel at the same time as adding creative drama and plot to moments of the story as they rush through case after case. The performances are all excellent and the editing is sublime (it won a French Oscar for this).

    It's shocking, emotional, intense and surprisingly very funny.

    Highly recommended if you like hard-hitting films that deal with serious subjects in a very human and darkly humorous way.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2011 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • Official site (Hungary)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Italian
      • Romanian
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Cánh Sát Pháp
    • Filming locations
      • Boulevard du Palais, Paris 1, Paris, France(scene at the café)
    • Production companies
      • Trésor Films
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • Mars Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $211,440
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,568
      • May 20, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,601,245
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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