Polisse

Polisse (2011)

  • 89% of critics liked it
    (38 reviews)

  • 82% of users liked it
    (2,560 ratings)

Winner of the Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for 13 César Awards, Polisse follows the daily lives of a tight-knit team of men and women working in the Child Protection Unit of the Parisian police. Basing her richly textured script on real child investigation cases,… More

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Unrated, 2 hr. 7 min.
Directed By
Maïwenn Le Besco
Written By
Maïwenn Le Besco
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
May 18, 2012 Limited
IFC Films

Critic Reviews

  • Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

    It's messy, boring, funny, suspenseful, touching, jubilant and tragic.

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    A fascinating multicharacter drama about the police who work in Paris' child protection unit.

  • Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader

    Rarely does one see a movie so knowing in some respects and so clueless in others.

  • Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

    All the tears I shed were hard-earned. So were all the laughing and clapping and eye-covering.

  • Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

    The mosaic of cases and caseworkers is like a season of The Wire distilled into two hours.

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  • Rubia Carolina .


    "Polisse" synopsis is so dull and poor that I am glad I had not read it before watching the movie. The "journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division that enters an affair with one of her subjects" is only part of a wider and more complex quilt of… More

  • Carlos M


    Through a documental tone using a handheld camera, this realistic drama depicts the everyday life of the policemen in the division of crimes against children in Paris. A fascinating collection of isolated situations showing their work and the relationship between them.

  • Linda K


    Without a doubt, it is a very difficult film to watch. The ensemble cast was absolutely incredible and hearfelt, especially the children, that we forget that they are actors. By studying and following the police in the juvenile division for the film, director and actor Maiwenn… More

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