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Criminal: France

2019 · 1 season

A taut, claustrophobic duel of words where every pause and glance carries weight, leaving you leaning in to catch the lies.

Created by
Jim Field Smith, George Kay
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Margot Bancilhon, Anne Azoulay, Mhamed Arezki
Overview
Secrets emerge and entire cases unravel inside a police interview room in Paris, where suspects and investigators face off in an intricate dance.

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  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Jim Field Smith, George Kay
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Margot Bancilhon, Anne Azoulay, Mhamed Arezki
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • guilt
  • justice
  • identity
  • power
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • single location
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, mystery
Created by
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Written by
Antonin Martin-Hilbert, Frédéric Mermoud, Mathieu Missoffe, George Kay
Starring
Margot Bancilhon, Anne Azoulay, Mhamed Arezki, Laurent Lucas, Stéphane Jobert, Sara Giraudeau, Nathalie Baye, Jérémie Renier
Music
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Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 40 min each
Network
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Languages
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