Le Petit Lieutenant

"An impeccably wrought contemporary police story.” - New York Times
"Superbly realized.” - Times Magazine
"Extraordinary! See It!” - Time Out New York

A gripping police noir, Le Petit Lieutenant tells the story of Antoine, an ambitious young cop from the provinces who joins a plainclothes crime unit in Paris. Antoine spends his days eagerly awaiting his first assignment, drinking with his fellow detectives, and developing an unlikely relationship with his superior, a veteran policewoman with a troubled past. But when the body of a drifter is found murdered along the Seine, a seemingly routine investigation suddenly turns violent and forever changes all their lives. (in French, Polish and Russian with English Subtitles 2005, Xavier Beauvois, France, 110m, featuring Nathalie Baye, Jalil Lespert, Roschdy Zem, Antoine Chappey)

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