Summary
A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered on Christmas Eve. However, in a neighborhood rife with crime, everyone seems to be a suspect.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+6)
Critics 58Audiences 64GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer58%
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.2/5
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 59 min
A typical length for crime movies, +13 min on the typical 106
typical 106119Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
+1Released
2019
August 21, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- France
César Awards2020
- Best Actor2020Won
- Best Film2020Nominated
- Best Director2020Nominated
- Best Music Written for a Film2020Nominated
- Best Supporting Actress2020Nominated
- Best Adaptation2020Nominated
- Best Cinematography2020Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 more45 people
- Léa SeydouxClaude
- Sara ForestierMarie
- Roschdy ZemDaoud
- Antoine ReinartzLouis
- SDSébastien DelbaereDescamps
- ELElléonore LemattreNew Year's Eve Sister
- RDRoxane DubartNew Year's Eve Mother
- AMAntoni MignonShirtless Young Man
- CHChristophe HennartNew Year's Eve Neighbor
- CFChristophe FilbienSimon
- CSChloé SimoneauJudith
- DPDelphine ParentSwitchboard Operator
- OKOusmane KébéYoung Baker
- MSMamadou Somé CoulibalyBaker
- BCBetty CatrouxDe Kayser
- DGDamien GiloteauxAnders
- JBJérémy BrunetAubin
- DVDidier VanhéeWatteau
- FDFrançois DeheunynckChoteau
- SDSandrine DepoorterJunkie Neighbor
- ASAbdellatif SedeguiMr. Hami
- SMSylvie MoreauxMrs. Duhamel
- DCDiya ChalaouiFatia Belkacem
- ASAnthony SalamoneKovalki
Directing · 2
- Arnaud Desplechin Director, Dialogue, Screenplay
- Marion Dehaene Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Léa Mysius Screenplay, Dialogue
- Mosco Boucault Novel
Production · 6
- Martine Cassinelli Executive Producer
- Pascal Caucheteux Producer
- Grégoire Sorlat Producer
- Alexandre Nazarian Casting
- Clément Morelle Casting
- Olivier Père Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Irina Lubtchansky Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Laurence Briaud Editor
Sound · 5
- Grégoire Hetzel Original Music Composer
- Franck Tassel Foley Artist
- Sylvain Malbrant Sound
- Stéphane Thiébaut Sound
- Nicolas Cantin Sound
Art · 2
- Toma Baquéni Production Design
- Alexandre Billon Location Scout
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Stéphanie Aznarez Makeup Artist
- Nathalie Raoul Costume Designer
- Olivia Lahougue Wardrobe Master
- Gaëlle Mennesson Makeup Artist
- Mathilde Josset Makeup Artist
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