The disappearance of a young woman puts two forensic police officers on the trail of a serial killer. Their fears are confirmed by the discovery of several corpses, what follows is a long hunt across Paris.
Cinematography
Paris at its most beautifully miserable—every frame drips with grey atmosphere.
Acting
Berling and Dussollier: two veterans making procedural exhaustion feel lived-in.
Director
Frédéric Schoendoerffer
Charles Berling
Georges Fabian
André Dussollier
Jean-Louis Gomez
Ludovic Schoendoerffer
Léon
Hubert Saint-Macary
Mr. Bourgoin
Élodie Navarre
Marie Bourgoin / Valentine
Éva Darlan
Chief Commissioner
Djemel Barek
Forensic Expert
Camille Japy
Clara
Frédéric Quiring
Pierre - Montpellier Police Officer
Blanche Ravalec
Ms. Bourgoin
Anne Kreis
Pénélope's Mother
Mai David
Camille Gomez
Nathalie Bersanetti
Serial Killer's Wife
Pascal Pistacio
Forensic Team Leader
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This arrived during a brief boom of French neo-noir procedurals, but its refusal of catharsis alienated audiences expecting Se7en-style closure.
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