A FILM BY OLIVIER MARCHAL.
In Paris, two cops are competing for the vacant job of chief of police, in the middle of the search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the French police before creating this story, taken in part from real events of the 1980s.
Daniel Auteuil
Leo Vrinks
Gérard Depardieu
Denis Klein
André Dussollier
Robert Mancini
Roschdy Zem
Hugo Silien
Valeria Golino
Camille Vrinks
Daniel Duval
Eddy Valence
Francis Renaud
Titi Brasseur
Catherine Marchal
Eve Verhagen
Guy Lecluyse
Groluc
Alain Figlarz
Francis Horn
Vincent Moscato
Jenner
Anne Consigny
Hélène Klein
Stéphane Metzger
Smao
Solène Biasch
Lola Vrinks, 11 years old
Aurore Auteuil
Lola Vrinks, 17 years old
Mylène Demongeot
Manou Berliner
Olivier Marchal
Christo
Denis Sylvain
Prefect of police
Eric Defosse
Rolf Winterstein
Ivan Franěk
Bruno Winterstein
Director
Olivier Marchal
Writers
Franck Mancuso, Olivier Marchal, Julien Rappeneau, Dominique Loiseau
Hugues Darmois
Editor
Erwann Kermorvant
Original Music Composer
Axelle Renoir
Original Music Composer
Denis Rouden
Director of Photography
Nathalie du Roscoat
Costume Design
Ambre Fernandez
Production Design
deepkino
9/16/2025
A masterfully written French police thriller, this film is elevated by powerhouse performances from Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu. It serves as a stark examination of political ambition, demonstrating how the relentless pursuit of power can corrupt and escalate, often driven by the very circumstances meant to prevent it.
