French Cineclub of Palo Alto: "Le Petit Lieutenant" by Xavier Beauvois (2005) September 12, 2007

Le Petit Lieutenant 2005 by Xavier Beauvois with Jalil Lespert, Nathalie Baye. Wed. Sep 12. 7:30pm

Antoine is an ambitious young cop from the provinces who joins a plainclothes crime unit in Paris. Antoine spends his days eagerly awaiting his first assignment, drinking with his fellow detectives, and developing an unlikely relationship with his superior, a veteran policewoman with a troubled past. But when the body of a drifter is found murdered along the Seine, a seemingly routine investigation suddenly turns violent and forever changes all their lives.

A sa sortie de l'école de police, Antoine monte à Paris pour intégrer la 2ème division de police judiciaire. Caroline Vaudieu, de retour dans le service après avoir vaincu son alcoolisme, choisit le petit lieutenant pour son groupe crim'. Plein d'enthousiasme, Antoine fait son apprentissage du métier aux côtés de ses hommes. Vaudieu s'attache rapidement à ce jeune homme, de l'âge qu'aurait eu son fils disparu...
Drama, 110mn.
Suggested Donation $8 - Reduced / Students $6

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