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36th Precinct

2004 · 111 min

A grim, brooding police drama that tightens like a vice, trading thrills for a slow, bitter slide into corruption and loss.

Tagline: Revenge is not justice.
Overview: In Paris, two cops are competing for the vacant job of chief of police, in the middle of the search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the French police before creating this story, taken in part from real events of the 1980s.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
revenge
betrayal
ambition
justice
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: crime, drama, thriller
Directed by: Olivier Marchal
Written by: Julien Rappeneau, Olivier Marchal, Franck Mancuso
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, André Dussollier, Roschdy Zem, Valeria Golino, Daniel Duval, Francis Renaud, Catherine Marchal
Music: Axelle Renoir, Erwann Kermorvant
Cinematography: Denis Rouden
Runtime: 111 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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