Summary
After serving time for sexual assault, a disgraced cop finds work as a private detective and becomes enmeshed in a bizarre web that includes a gangster and his former girlfriend…the same woman who sent the cop to prison years before.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 53
IMDb5.4
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −14 min on the typical 104
typical 10490Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 23 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+13Released
1984
September 5, 1984
42 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
19 of 19
Isabelle HuppertAline Kaminker
Richard BerryLucien Sabatier
Vittorio MezzogiornoMax Halimi
Jean BenguiguiRony
Clément HarariClément Weber
Jean-Claude LeguayBrunet
Jenny ClèveMadame Beffroit
Jean-Pierre BagotMonsieur Beffroit
Jean-Pierre MoulinCordet- DJDaniel JégouDujarric
Madeleine MarieGouvernante de Weber
Bérangère BonvoisinLa femme de Lucien
Mado MaurinMadame Pasquet
Philippe FretunDidier- BGBrigitte GuillermetSecrétaire de Brunet
- SSStéphanie SeilheanEdwige
Michèle MorettiLa fille rousse
Vicky MessicaContre-maitre Nando- JMJulie MalbequiPetite fille
Directing · 2
- Christine Pascal Director, Screenplay
- Olivier Péray First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Pierre Fabre Screenplay
- André Marc Delocque-Fourcaud Screenplay
Production · 3
- Laurent Heynemann Producer
- Alain Sarde Producer
- Bernard Bouix Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Raoul Coutard Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jacques Comets Editor
Sound · 2
- Philippe Sarde Original Music Composer
- Paul Lainé Sound
Art · 1
- Valérie Grall Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Paul Le Marinel Makeup Artist
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