Newly promoted Lieutenant Valentine Ventura finds herself working with famous Captain Antoine Thomas who just came back from his medical leave after the tragedy he lived a few months ago : victim of a car crash that killed both his wife and the child she was bearing, Antoine Thomas spent several months in the hospital, and is now back in a wheelchair after losing function of his legs. Working on the case of a murdered young journalist, the two detectives succeed in arresting her colleague, whose guilt is undeniable. Multiple elements even indicate that they just caught a serial killer; although he admits he killed the young journalist, their suspect didn't commit these other murders, and seems to be the victim of a manipulation.
Acting
Thierry Godard's simmering grief in a wheelchair
Writing
The copycat premise actually delivers on its title
Direction
Dual directors keep the TV-movie sleek, not cheap
Director
Akim Isker
Thierry Godard
Antoine Thomas
Noémie Schmidt
Valentine Ventura
Francis Renaud
Philippe Leprince
Marc Ruchmann
Alex Rodier
Laurent Bateau
Jacques Miller
Steve Tientcheu
Florian
Thor Schenker
Alain
Lewine Weber
Lou Larive
Gigi Ledron
Désirée Galant
Florence Janas
Fanny
Félicien Juttner
Olivier Larive
Élisa Sergent
Hélène Legrand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thierry Godard spent weeks with wheelchair users to authenticize Antoine's physicality, including how he handles his service weapon.
The film deliberately mirrors the 'copycat' structure in its marketing — French posters hid Godard's wheelchair to preserve the character's initial presentation as merely 'wounded cop.'
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