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Le Petit Lieutenant

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Le Petit Lieutenant
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NR,1hr 50min
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2005
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Koch Lorber Films
Synopsis: A young, inexperienced detective is inducted into an elite Paris plainclothes unit in Le Petit Lieutenant, directed by Xavier Beauvois (Don't Forget You're Going to Die). Antoine (Jalil Lespert or Human Resources) is as gung-ho as they come, and eager to learn everything he needs to know to be a good cop, although he misses his wife (Bérangère Allaux), a schoolteacher who stayed behind in the country when Antoine took his new job. Antoine socializes with his new comrades, who seem to drink an awful ... Full Synopsis
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A quiet powerhouse of a film, an implacable, uncompromising French police drama, both old-fashioned and modern, that underlines the reasons impeccably made crime stories do so well on screen. Full Review
Metascore
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71
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Caroline Vaudieu
Antoine Derouère
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