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Night Shift

2020 · 98 min

A taut, morally charged chamber drama that turns a routine police escort into a slow-burning ethical pressure cooker.

Directed by
Anne Fontaine
Genres
Drama
Starring
Omar Sy, Virginie Efira, Grégory Gadebois
Overview
Three officers are tasked with escorting an illegal immigrant to Charles de Gaulle airport, where he will be forced onto a plane and sent back to his homeland. But when they find out about the truth, they have to make a difficult choice.

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Directed by
Anne Fontaine
Genres
Drama
Starring
Omar Sy, Virginie Efira, Grégory Gadebois
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • justice
  • immigration
  • power
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Anne Fontaine
Written by
Anne Fontaine, Claire Barré
Starring
Omar Sy, Virginie Efira, Grégory Gadebois, Payman Maadi, Anne-Pascale Clairembourg, Cédric Vieira, Thierry Levaret, Emmanuel Barrouyer
Cinematography
Yves Angelo
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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