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October 2015. French customs seize seven tons of cannabis in the heart of the capital. The same day, Hubert Antoine, a former mole with a shady past, contacts Stéphane Vilner, a journalist at Libération. He claims to be able to demonstrate the existence of State drug trafficking led by Jacques Billard, prominent media figure and high-ranking French police officer. Suspicious at first, the young journalist finally dives into an investigation that will lead him to the darkest corners of the Republic.

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Guy Lodge Variety 09/27/2021
Lightly fictionalizing a real-life state corruption scandal, Thierry de Peretti's well-acted, businesslike thriller reinvents no wheels, but sternly makes its point. Go to Full Review
Carey-Ann Pawsey Orca Sound 12/13/2022
3/5
There are many a film that has brought drug/corrupt police officers dramas to the screen. What separates this film from that rather large pile is the manner it is presented. Different from the rest. It is truly a cat-and-mouse game we get here. Go to Full Review
Roger Salvans Fotogramas 07/21/2022
4/5
Articulated with long and suffocating takes, the film unfurls uncontrollably and hints at the impossible idea of fighting against drug trafficking... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
David Pardillos Cinemanía (Spain) 07/20/2022
3.5/5
The magic of this anti-thriller... lies precisely in handing all the responsibility to its actors, but above all to its magnificently interwoven script that so well develops and demystifies authentic journalistic investigation. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Carlos F. Heredero Caimán Cuadernos de Cine 09/24/2021
A praiseworthy but slight attempt. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Synopsis October 2015. French customs seize seven tons of cannabis in the heart of the capital. The same day, Hubert Antoine, a former mole with a shady past, contacts Stéphane Vilner, a journalist at Libération. He claims to be able to demonstrate the existence of State drug trafficking led by Jacques Billard, prominent media figure and high-ranking French police officer. Suspicious at first, the young journalist finally dives into an investigation that will lead him to the darkest corners of the Republic.
Director
Thierry de Peretti
Screenwriter
Thierry de Peretti, Jeanne Aptekman
Production Co
Les Films Velvet, arte France Cinéma, Rectangle Productions, Les Productions du Ch'timi, Srab Films
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
2h 0m
Aspect Ratio
Academy (1.33:1)