Flics

A patient, observational gaze into regimented training life, quietly absorbing in its mundane rituals and small human moments.

Directed by

Ilan Klipper, Virgil Vernier

Overview

First part of a diptych documentary about the police today. This part takes place in a police Academy. We will follow scenes of the daily life of the Rouen-Oissel’Academy, where every year one thousand juniors, between eighteen and twenty-five years old, are trained between summer camp and military field.

How it feels

Earnest, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Education, power, identity, work

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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