2019 | Crime | Drama
103 mins France
Stéphane Ruiz, a policeman newly transferred to Paris, is assigned to the special Street Crime Unit in Montfermeil, an underprivileged district of the city. He discovers the tensions between different criminal gangs and religious groups in the area, and is concerned by his colleagues, who are arrogant loose cannons. A petty theft spins out of control causing tensions to rise both in the neighbourhood and Ruiz's team. (There is no singing.)
| Produced by | SRAB Films |
| Director | Ladj Ly |
| Writer | Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini and Alexis Manenti |
| Cast | Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djibril Zonga and Issa Percia |
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Bleak but compelling: this film was made in 2018 and 2019, but its concern with race, poverty, police brutality and the abuse of power means it feels very timely. Gripping plot and strong performances result in a film which is frequently tense even if it's seldom reassuring. The climax is as strong a condemnation of the failure of the young by wider social structures as I can remember seeing. A powerful and serious film, but also a very satisfying piece of entertainment.
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Oct 23, 2019
