Police

Police

1985 · 113 min · FR · 5.9 (97 votes)
Dir. Maurice Pialat · Starring Gérard Depardieu, Sophie Marceau, Richard Anconina, Pascale Rocard, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacques Mathou
RomanceCrimeThriller

Mangin, a police inspector in Paris, leans hard on informants to get evidence on three Tunisian brothers who traffic in drugs. He arrests one, Simon, and his girl-friend Noria. Simon's brothers go to their lawyer. He springs Noria, who promptly steals 2 million francs that belong to the Tunisians. They suspect her of the theft; her life as well as the lawyer's is in danger. Meanwhile, Noria is playing with both the lawyer and Mangin's affections. Mangin is mercurial anyway: intimidating and bloodying suspects, falling for a police commission trainee before flipping for Noria, wearing his emotions on his sleeve. Can he save the lawyer and Noria, and can he convince her to love?

VIBE

A rain-slicked, morally murky dive into obsession and betrayal. This film feels like a smoke-filled room where desperation hangs heavy, fueled by dangerous desires and the grim realities of the street. It's a raw, unflinching character study.

grittytensemelancholiccynicalsteadyneo-noirgritty realismcharacter studyobsessionbetrayalmoral ambiguitydesire
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