Petit Lieutenant

Petit Lieutenant is a French film carried out by Xavier Beauvois, left the August 31st 2005.

Synopsis (spoiler!)

Antoine is a young lieutenant of police force originating in the Havre which, at its exit of the school of the police officers, discovers the Judicial police with Paris. He is integrated in a criminal team and becomes acquainted with the new team leader, the commander Caroline Vaudieu, ex-alcoholic, who has just been reinstated in the 2nd DPJ after 3 years passed in an administrative service. He gradually discovers the life inside and outside a police station, with his joys, his interrogations, his disappointments… The small lieutenant takes part in its first criminal investigation, after the discovery of the corpse of a SDF in the channel of Ourcq. The investigation is announced more complicated than provided with suspects of origin Russian and Polish… At the time of a search for anybody, it will take the risk to only go, and it is there that it will take several stabs… He will die in the hospital and its commander will do all to avenge it…

Data sheet

  • Title: Petit Lieutenant
  • Realization: Xavier Beauvois
  • Scenario: Xavier Beauvois, Guillaume Bréaud and Jean-Eric Troubat with the participation of Cedric Anger
  • Production: Pascal Caucheteux and Martine Cassinelli
  • Production company: Why Not Productions
  • Budget: 4,4 million euros
  • Music: Unknown
  • Photography: Caroline Champetier
  • Assembly: Martine Giordano
  • Decorations: Alain Tchilinguirian
  • Country of origin: France
  • Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - Dolby DIGITAL - 35 mm
  • Kind: Police officer
  • Lasted: 113 minutes
  • Comings out date: August 31st 2005 (Mostra of Venice), November 16th 2005 (France), January 4th 2006 (Belgium)

Distribution

Distinction

  • Price Label Europa Cinemas at the time of the Mostra of Venice 2005.
  • César of the best actress for Nathalie Baye and nomination in César of best film, better realizer, better original screenplay and male best supporting role for Roschdy Zem.

External bond

  • Petit Lieutenant on Internet Movie Database
  • Analysis of the career to the Boxoffice on CineFeed

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