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Polisse

  • 20112011
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 7m
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7.3/10
14K
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Polisse (2011)
A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters an affair with one of her subjects.
Play trailer2:23
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  • Crime
  • Drama
A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
14K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Maïwenn
  • Writers
    • Maïwenn(screenplay)
    • Emmanuelle Bercot(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Karin Viard
    • JoeyStarr
    • Marina Foïs
Top credits
  • Director
    • Maïwenn
  • Writers
    • Maïwenn(screenplay)
    • Emmanuelle Bercot(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Karin Viard
    • JoeyStarr
    • Marina Foïs
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 37User reviews
    • 165Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 22 nominations

    Videos2

    U.S. Version
    Trailer 2:23
    U.S. Version
    Polisse
    Clip 1:59
    Polisse

    Photos44

    Jérémie Elkaïm, Maïwenn, and JoeyStarr in Polisse (2011)
    Karin Viard in Polisse (2011)
    Maïwenn in Polisse (2011)
    Jérémie Elkaïm, Emmanuelle Bercot, Marina Foïs, Arnaud Henriet, Maïwenn, JoeyStarr, Karin Viard, and Naidra Ayadi in Polisse (2011)
    Marina Foïs, JoeyStarr, and Karin Viard in Polisse (2011)
    Maïwenn in Polisse (2011)
    Emmanuelle Bercot, Marina Foïs, and Karin Viard in Polisse (2011)
    Marina Foïs and Karin Viard in Polisse (2011)
    Jérémie Elkaïm, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Marina Foïs, and Arnaud Henriet in Polisse (2011)
    Jérémie Elkaïm, Emmanuelle Bercot, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Marina Foïs, Arnaud Henriet, Maïwenn, Karole Rocher, JoeyStarr, and Naidra Ayadi in Polisse (2011)
    Jérémie Elkaïm, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Arnaud Henriet, JoeyStarr, and Naidra Ayadi in Polisse (2011)
    Maïwenn in Polisse (2011)

    Top cast

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    Karin Viard
    Karin Viard
    • Nadine
    JoeyStarr
    JoeyStarr
    • Fred
    • (as Joeystarr)
    Marina Foïs
    Marina Foïs
    • Iris
    Nicolas Duvauchelle
    Nicolas Duvauchelle
    • Mathieu
    Maïwenn
    Maïwenn
    • Melissa
    Riccardo Scamarcio
    Riccardo Scamarcio
    • Francesco
    Karole Rocher
    Karole Rocher
    • Chrys
    Emmanuelle Bercot
    Emmanuelle Bercot
    • Sue Ellen
    Frédéric Pierrot
    Frédéric Pierrot
    • Baloo
    • (as Frederic Pierrot)
    Arnaud Henriet
    • Bamako
    Naidra Ayadi
    • Nora
    Jérémie Elkaïm
    Jérémie Elkaïm
    • Gabriel
    Wladimir Yordanoff
    Wladimir Yordanoff
    • Beauchard
    Laurent Bateau
    • Hervé, le mari de Nadine
    Carole Franck
    Carole Franck
    • Céline
    Marcial Di Fonzo Bo
    • Le prof de gym
    Anne Suarez
    Anne Suarez
    • Alice
    Sandrine Kiberlain
    Sandrine Kiberlain
    • Mme de la Faublaise
    • Director
      • Maïwenn
    • Writers
      • Maïwenn(screenplay)
      • Emmanuelle Bercot(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Director Maïwenn's first idea for the title was "Police", but another film already had this name: none other than famous French director Maurice Pialat's film in 1985. Her next idea was, "Vous êtes de la police?", but it too was already a film title. One day, as her young child was learning to write, he misspelled "Police", and she saw in front of her eyes the perfect title considering the subject of her movie, with a child's writing: "Polisse".
    • Connections
      Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.18 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      L'Île aux Enfants
      Music by Roger Pouly

      Lyrics by Christophe Izard

      Performed by Anne Germain

      (p) & (c) 1974 Editions de Alouettes (catalogue Technisonor)

      Avec l'aimable autorisation de Sony ATV

    User reviews37

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Interesting, realistic, very good film
    I had no idea that this film had many nominations at last year's César awards (the french Oscars). I started to see it on cable and immediately got interested in the subject and the way they handle it. It's straight forward but subtle at the same time. It has a good moving pace, there's always something going on. The array of characters is very rich and even though there's no time to get more deeply into their private worlds, you get to understand that they are mere human beings doing their best at their job, which is trying to protect all "minors" from abusive situations. I specially liked the realism of the characters, you end up caring for most of them and wishing them well in their actions.
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    • Apr 15, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2011 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • Official site (Hungary)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Italian
      • Romanian
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Polis
    • Filming locations
      • Boulevard du Palais, Paris 1, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Trésor Films
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • Mars Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $211,440
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,568
      • May 20, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,601,245
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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