Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.
Cinematography
Glacial university shots that make isolation physically felt
Acting
Reno's thousand-yard stare vs. Cassel's chaotic energy—chef's kiss
Production
That cable car sequence belongs in a museum of anxiety
Director
Mathieu Kassovitz
Jean Reno
Pierre Niemans
Vincent Cassel
Max Kerkerian
Nadia Farès
Fanny Ferreira
Dominique Sanda
Sister Andrée
Karim Belkhadra
Captain Dahmane
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Dr. Bernard Chernezé
Didier Flamand
The Dean
Philippe Nahon
Homme à la station service
François Levantal
Pathologist
Laurent Lafitte
Hubert
Francine Bergé
Directrice d'école
Robert Gendreu
Gardien du cimetière
Christophe Bernard
Skinhead
Nicky Naudé
Skinhead
Vincent Tulli
Computer Technician
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kassovitz filmed at an actual glacier research station; the cast nearly got frostbite during the cable car scene.
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