When a teenage demonstrator is grievously injured by rubber bullets during a frenzied protest in the streets of Paris, Stéphanie (a sensational Léa Drucker), an intrepid Internal Affairs investigator, must determine whether her fellow officers employed excessive force. As she questions both alleged assailants and the victim’s family (who just happen to hail from her hometown), she’s scorned by colleagues and community members alike. It’s evident that, regardless of the verdict, this case will leave her a pariah.
Dominik Moll graces the gripping Case 137 with the same exacting, elegant direction as The Night of the 12th. A riveting and richly detailed procedural, Moll’s film also serves as an unflinching indictment of a system that frequently allows abuses of power to go unpunished. And while Stéphanie’s tireless investigation ultimately begets revelations, it also uncovers further troubling questions. It all makes for the year’s most unshakeable, socially relevant thriller.
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Dominik Moll
Léa Drucker
France
2025
In French with English subtitles
Police violence
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Credits
Producer
Caroline Benjo, Barbara Letellier, Carole Scotta
Screenwriter
Dominik Moll, Gilles Marchand
Cinematography
Patrick Ghiringhelli
Editor
Laurent Rouan
Production Design
Emmanuelle Duplay
Original Music
Olivier Marguerit
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