Contre-enquête (2007)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Franck Mancuso

Writers:

Franck Mancuso (written by) and
Lawrence Block (short story)

Release Date:

7 March 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Crime

Plot:

A cop investigates whether the man convicted of murdering his daughter is really guilty.

Plot Keywords:

Investigation | Abductor | Serial Child Killer | Death Of Daughter | Foreign Language Adaptation

Cast

Jean Dujardin	...	Richard Malinowski
Laurent Lucas	...	Daniel Eckmann
Agnès Blanchot	...	Claire Malinowski
Aurélien Recoing	...	Josse
Jacques Frantz	...	Michel Arnalde
Jean-François Garreaud	...	Salinas
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Docteur Delmas
Alexandra Goncalvez	...	Emilie Malinowski
Claudine Vincent	...	Catherine Courrieux
Caroline Santini	...	Christiane Carlier
Marie Guillard	...	Mathilde Josse
Gabriel Mancuso	...	Gabriel Josse
Thierry Bosc	...	Albin Schneider
Jean-Pierre Germain	...	Jean-François Perrin
Benjamin Guyot	...	Lebars

Also Known As:

Counter Investigation (International: English title)

Runtime:

France:85 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M

Company:

Pathé Renn Productions

Wrong Bloch but right movie

First "writers_reign" the script is not an adaptation of a novel written by Robert Bloch but by Lawrence Block, also author of "Eight million ways to die" adapted by Hal Ashby. Having said this the movie itself offers a good and unusual performance by Jean Dujardin and a new great one by Laurent Lucas. Franck Mancuso being an ex cop is certainly in a better place that anyone to know about police procedures and does a good job for his first directorial task. It's also great to see a cameo by the late Jean-Pierre Cassel. So, in the end it's a tight (the movie is approx 75mn long) crime drama that don't relies on car chases or gunfights. French thrillers still can be made these days.