Police commander Simon Weiss, head of the division that supervises Paris’s demi-monde, starts out on his nightly tour of bars, discos and strip clubs, making sure once again that the owners don’t bend the rules too far. Weiss knows he’s between a rock and hard place: it’s obvious that criminal gangs run rampant in his special domain, and even more obvious that they’re protected by higher-ups in the department.
Acting
Roschdy Zem's exhausted eyes deserve their own billing.
Cinematography
Paris at 3am never looked this seductively hollow.
Direction
One unbroken night, no escape for anyone.
Director
Philippe Lefebvre
Roschdy Zem
Simon Weiss
Samuel Le Bihan
Tony Garcia
Grégory Fitoussi
Paul Gorsky
Jean-Pierre Martins
Jo Linder
Jean-Paul Muel
La Baronne
Sara Forestier
Laurence Deray
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
L'hôte au Café Carmen
Kamel Labroudi
Abdel, le dealer de la sanisette
Sophie Broustal
Josy, la patronne du Magnifique
Gérald Laroche
Alex, le patron du No Comment
Hélène Seuzaret
Danièle Weiss
Frédéric Graziani
Le patron du Sully
Samuel Theis
Arnaud, le dealer au Banana Café
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lefebvre based Weiss on real Paris vice squad commanders who described their job as 'janitorial work with a gun.'
The single-night structure was shot chronologically over 22 days; Zem reportedly stopped sleeping properly to maintain Weiss's exhaustion.
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