André Dussollier, Daniel Auteuil, Daniel Duval

Two rival cops compete not only at work but for the heart of the same woman. Two masked men steal a street sign from the famous address of the police judiciare. Next, in a subterranean drinking club, ...( read more  read more... )a crowd of threatening, ugly men indulge in macho bonding as the first outbreak of gunfire. Two cops who loathe each other, cynical Vrinks and doggy loner Klein, are forced to work together, chasing the the same perps.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Olivier Marchal

Release Date: May 26, 2005

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  • November 20, 2008
    Solid crime offering from the French despite the fact that it doesn't really offer up anything new to the genre. Some solid performances and half-decent script meant I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. Worth a look.
  • January 12, 2008
    not really another heat... but it is really good. it's about two cops unlike heat which is about a cop and a criminal. one cop does what he has to do to do the ultimate best by doing one corrupt thing and the other is as incompetent and morally low as you could come. gerard depar...( read more)dieu plays the last mentioned and yes he pulls off a badass performance very well. he's almost as good as he was in the count of monte cristo. he rises up through the ranks at the expense of everyone else like the assholes seem to in any job ya might do. anyone else ever notice that? and basically it's the story of these two cops competing against one another. i've not seen daniel autueil in anything before nor valeria golino. i even liked francis renaud's performance as titi who starts off as a cop and well... it goes downhill from there. very well directed by oliver marchal. haven't seen anything written or directed by him before. the french cinema i have seen in small amounts has always been good and this is no exception
  • December 5, 2007
    Stylish French action-thriller that pits two SWAT cops against both each other and a master criminal gang. The result of this dark plot was never going to be pleasant for any of the parties.
  • April 17, 2007
    It's been called "The French Heat" which it certainly is, for the first half anyway. The second half is more like a French Infernal Affairs/The Departed. 36 is more than just a copy and paste film though. The films look at morality is brilliantly handled by an indepth script, no ...( read more)one is completely innocent and we are not manipulated into thinking there is a simple right and wrong. Auteuil and Depardieu simply own their roles. As the film spirals into the madness and obsession of their rivalry we are swept along with them at a superb pace.
  • September 23, 2009
    Lovely, absolutely lovely. Fantastic ensamble of fine French actors. Very good movie. LOVE IT
  • September 6, 2009
    This is the first time to see Gérard Depardieu in a villian role.However, as he is a genius actor, he did it very well.
  • July 28, 2009
    Bone-hard french cop-thriller.
    Big twist in the end
  • June 26, 2009
    good French Crime drama.
  • March 1, 2009
    dah nonton.. tp g mudeng.. :))
  • February 24, 2009
    very good story, energetic moovie, recommended.

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