A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.
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★★★★★
Polisse was my favourite film at the recent Sydney Film Festival. A french film from writer, director, star Maiween, it tells the story of the Child Protection Unit in Paris. It was absolutely riveting from start to finish.
An ensemble piece that moves at a c...
★★★★★
An authentic gem. A real one. Not a thriller nor a crime movie. Actually, this amazing feature reminds me Xavier Beauvois' LE PETIT LIEUTENANT, released in 2005. The real picture, poignant, terrific life of the daily procedural life of cops. Here, it is the ch...
★★★★★
What an excellent film!
Full of good dialogue that feels real and down to earth it was not surprising to hear Maiwenn say (at the Sydney Film Festival Q&A) she had spent time with the real CPU. The reality of the emotions and the truthfulness of the situation...
★★★★★
Oh!
Colleague
You have to make a name for yourself.
Just an actor, a cop, and a fashion follower.
How boring this French police juvenile protection unit is, it's so boring! Director and actress always in a rush, top visual, mute, taciturn, contractor for t...
★★★★★
Polisse is a difficult film to define. Based on real-life cases dealt with by the Child Protection Unit covering the 19th arrondissement (borough or quarter) of Paris, it could possibly be called a docudrama, although it does not cover events of historical sig...
