She built the DNA database that caught France's most wanted killer — and nobody remembers her name.
Serial killer Guy Georges' hunt by a female captain who created a DNA database that revolutionized the police methods.
Acting
Mathilde Seigner carries the whole film on sheer stubborn brilliance.
Production
Period-perfect 90s Paris — all bad lighting and chain-smoking.
Director
Yves Rénier
Mathilde Seigner
Martine Monteil
Philippe Torreton
Commandant Cardella
Yves Rénier
Le Directeur PJ Devaire
Jean-Marie Winling
Père de Martine Monteil
Kamel Belghazi
Pascal Denner
Steve Driesen
Commandant Laval
Samantha Rénier
Éliane Franchi
Patrick Ridremont
Jocelyn Monteil
Patrick Descamps
Le juge Thiel
Carolina Jurczak
Hélène Monteil
Nicolas Mouen
Guy Georges
Raphael Desprez
Lieutenant Ferrer
Anne Roussel
Mère de Pauline Mangin
Vincent Nemeth
Professeur Rambert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Martine Monteil later became Paris's first female police prefect — this barely scratches her legacy.
Director Yves Rénier was primarily a TV actor for decades; this was his rare directorial swing at a passion project.
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