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Summary
Laurent, a young brigade commander in a gendarmerie in a small town in Normandy is planning his wedding with Marie, his partner and mother of his daughter. He loves his job despite facing social misery on a daily basis. One day, a farmer who might try to kill himself runs away.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 60Audiences 60GoodWatch 49
Tomatometer64%
Metascore55
IMDb6.0
Running time
1 h 55 min
A typical length for dramas, +6 min on the typical 109
typical 109115Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2021
November 3, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
18 of 18
Jérémie RenierLaurent
Marie-Julie MailleMarie
Iris BryCarole
Victor BelmondoQuentin- OPOlivier PequeryPierre
Madeleine BeauvoisPoulette- GSGeoffroy SeryJulien
- SLSuzanne LipinskaRose-Aimée
- SBStéphanie BrabantSéverine Lemonnier
Pierre CretonBruno- ALAlexandre LefrançoisOlivier
- MPMarc PrinCommandant Merle
- JLJean-Pierre LeducLe maire
- SNSébastien NoëlRoland
Xavier BeauvoisJacques
Olivier FornaraAgent 1 DDPP
Sophie ChenFemme couple mariés- OCOlivier ChenHomme couple mariés
Directing · 5
- Xavier Beauvois Director, Writer
- Line Scheibling Assistant Director, Editor
- Alice Pic Second Assistant Director
- Nina Boussad Third Assistant Director
- Alexandra Denni Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Marie-Julie Maille Writer, Editor
- Frédérique Moreau Writer
Production · 8
- Sylvie Pialat Producer
- Ardavan Safaee Producer
- Alejandro Arenas Producer
- Benoît Quainon Producer
- Karen Hottois Casting
- Marine Longuet Casting
Camera · 6
- Julien Hirsch Director of Photography
- Edwin Broyer Key Grip
- Guy Ferrandis Still Photographer
- Raphael André First Assistant Camera
- Marie Deshayes Second Assistant Camera
- Fabien Veillas Grip
Editing · 2
- Julie Duclaux Editor
- Karine Tordjman Editor
Sound · 7
- Thibault Deboaisne Music
- Damien Boitel Sound Editor
- Loïc Prian Sound Editor
- Jean-Pierre Duret Sound Engineer
- Jean-Pierre Halbwachs Foley Recordist
- Éric Bonnard Sound Mixer
Art · 6
- Yann Megard Production Design
- Cécile Deleu Set Decoration
- Colas Lambert Art Designer
- Suzanne Arhex Art Designer
- Jean-Baptiste Pfeiffer Art Designer
- Cali Berthet Art Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Bethsabée Dreyfus Costume Design
- Albane Cousinard Makeup Department Head
- Romaric Colombini Makeup Artist
- David Scherer Special Effects Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 6
- Thomas Duval Visual Effects Supervisor
- Alexis Vieil Visual Effects Producer
- Virginie Quentin Visual Effects Producer
- Samy Baudouin Visual Effects
- Muneer Kunhappa Visual Effects
- Andrei Saraliischi Digital Compositor
Lighting · 3
- Julien Homo-Bavent Electrician
- Christophe Duroyaume Gaffer
- Olivier Abelé Electrician
Other crew · 6
- Emmanuel Lanzi Stunt Coordinator
- Stéphane Boulay Stunt Coordinator
- Anaïs Lesage Video Assist Operator
- Olivier Fornara Stunts
- Max Garnier Special Effects
- Lola Rougier-Onnis Video Assist Operator
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