The Connection

The Connection

2014 · 135 min · FR · R · 7.1 (760 votes)
Dir. Cédric Jimenez · Starring Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette, Mélanie Doutey, Benoît Magimel, Guillaume Gouix · Music Guillaume Roussel

Marseille 1975. To stop a dangerous drug lord, you need a dangerous cop.

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Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city's underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan Zampa. Fearless, determined and willing to go the distance, Pierre plunges into an underworld world of insane danger and ruthless criminals.

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This propulsive crime thriller plunges you into a dangerous 70s underworld. Feel the relentless tension as a determined magistrate confronts an untouchable drug empire. It's a stylish, gritty ride through corruption and obsession, demanding your full attention with its intense, high-stakes atmosphere.

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