“Polisse” – Police [MOVIE REVIEW]
“The BPM team questioning a suspect in a djellaba” with Arnaud Henriet as “Bamako”, Jérémie Elkaïm as “Gabriel”, Nicoals Duvauchelle “Mathieu”, and Joeystarr as “Fred” in POLISSE, directed by Maïwenn. Copyright Les Productions du Trésor. A Sundance Selects release Seeing a television documentary on the Child Protection Unit of the French police set former actress, now accomplished director Maïwenn on the path to her next film. After shadowing one of the Parisian divisions, she had her story and the next step was collaborating with Emmanuelle Bercot on the screenplay. Based on incidents she witnessed and stories she heard from the officers she befriended, Maïwenn weaves a tale of camaraderie in the face of horrific crimes. The police officers she met and the ones portrayed on screen are highly skilled, passionate, caring individuals who, like so many who deal with unspeakable acts, find dark humor in everything they do. Watch especially for a dark yet hilarious scene where a young teenage girl blandly describes what she had to do to get her cell phone back. Nadine, Fred, Iris, Mathieu, Chrys and Balloo work the Belleville CPU district in Paris, a lower/lower middle class melting…
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