A POLICE ROMANCE
synopsis
The setting is the suburbs at night. In a small police station, Emilie Carange – a police lieutenant plagued by frustrations – notices the arrival of Jamil Messaouden, a young trainee with rather unorthodox working methods. She falls madly in love with him. A little Arab grandmother says she has witnessed a major drug trafficking incident. Viard, the drugs squad cop, who should logically be the one to track them down has "his head and heart elsewhere". The team find themselves dealing with a case that is beyond them. As the nights pass by, Emilie’s desire for Jamil grows. The drugs matter gets out of hand, and so does Emilie...
international title: | A Police Romance |
original title: | Un roman policier |
working title: | La peau lisse |
country: | France |
sales agent: | Wide Management |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Stéphanie Duvivier |
film run: | 95' |
screenplay: | Richard Magnien, Richard Magnien |
cast: | Marie-Laure Descoureaux, Olivier Marchal, Abdelhafid Metalsi, Hiam Abbass, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Théo Trifard |
cinematography by: | Denis Rouden |
film editing: | Saskia Berthod |
art director: | Mourad Saïdi |
costumes designer: | Marie Cesari |
music: | Pierre Aviat |
producer: | Richard Magnien |
production: | Mat Productions, Canal+ |
backing: | Région Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur |
distributor: | Zelig Films Distribution, Ad Vitam |