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Polisse

Play trailer Poster for Polisse 2012,  2h 7m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 86% 83 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
86% Tomatometer 83 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Parisian cops (Karin Viard, Joeystarr, Marina Foïs) cope with their personal problems while battling crimes against children.

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Critics Consensus

Polisse is a gripping and powerful procedural drama filled with fine acting and unflinching eye for truth and brutality.

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Stanley Kauffmann The New Republic Aug 8, 2012
[O]ne of the best based-on-facts police pictures. Go to Full Review
John Hartl Seattle Times Jun 28, 2012
3/4
Whatever you think of it, you won't be neutral. Go to Full Review
Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jun 15, 2012
3/4
"Polisse" draws us uncomfortably close to a taboo subject then rewards us with real nourishment. Go to Full Review
Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Oct 4, 2022
4/10
Its approach to certain issues is ambiguous, and, at times, manipulative and irresponsible. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Jul 24, 2019
Polisse is a finely wrought piece of compelling cinema, and certainly demonstrates that in the director's chair, Maiwenn is someone to watch out for. Go to Full Review
C.J. Prince Way Too Indie Jul 3, 2019
7.8/10
When Polisse sticks to its realistic fly-on-the-wall approach to the CPU it's some of the best filmmaking from this year, but its poor attempts to make the film more of a character piece hold it back from being truly great. Go to Full Review
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Rey S Sep 24, 2018 I can always appreciate when French cinema tries to be real.
Leia G Mar 26, 2017 Brilliantly composed and performed insight into a very dark world with all the necessary touches of melodrama to bring it alive and the inevitable bias of a pro police point of view, but undeniably a masterpiece. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Maïwenn

Director

Karin Viard

Nadine

JoeyStarr

Fred

Marina Foïs

Iris

Nicolas Duvauchelle

Mathieu

Maïwenn

Melissa

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Movie Info

Synopsis Parisian cops (Karin Viard, Joeystarr, Marina Foïs) cope with their personal problems while battling crimes against children.
Director
Maïwenn
Producer
Alain Attal
Screenwriter
Maïwenn, Emmanuelle Bercot
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Les Productions du Trésor, arte France Cinéma, Mars Films, Chaocorp, Shortcom
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
May 18, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$171.3K
Runtime
2h 7m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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