SummaryThe daily grind for the police officers of the Child Protection Unit - taking in child molesters, busting underage pickpockets and chewing over relationship issues at lunch; interrogating abusive parents, taking statements from children, confronting the excesses of teen sexuality, enjoying solidarity with colleagues and laughing uncontrollably at... Read More
Directed By:Maïwenn
Written By:Maïwenn, Emmanuelle Bercot
Polisse
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74
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76% Positive
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May 24, 2012
100
The entire movie is pitched at a scream. But the screaming is more Janis Joplin, Axl Rose, or Mary J. Blige than Jamie Lee Curtis. All the tears I shed were hard-earned. So were all the laughing and clapping and eye-covering. In each case, it was involuntary.
May 24, 2012
88
The mosaic of cases and caseworkers is like a season of "The Wire" distilled into two hours.
User score
Generally Favorable
62% Positive
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Oct 29, 2023
10
Superbe! Le film est aussi bien réalisé que ce que les métiers qui sont décris sont nobles!! Nous devons tous défendre la cause de ceux qui travaille pour la santé de notre société…
Aug 9, 2012
9
Cada persona configura el mundo de acuerdo a sus vivencias. El cine es una paleta de opciones de los colores con los que se compone el mundo. Pero cuando se llegan a los extremos de la paleta, comienzan los colores más oscuros, las bajezas de la naturaleza humana, las cotidianidades de la sociedad de las que se niegan su existencia. Polisse es una película basada en hechos reales, testimonios de una decadencia en valores, y la confrontación de unas dinámicas que no se quieren aceptar, no se quieren reconocer como parte de la (pos)modernidad. Leer más: ****/news/los-limites-del-abuso/
May 18, 2012
80
Inspired by a documentary, the film is shot with vérité immediacy and beautifully acted by an outstanding ensemble. If not every piece of the puzzle delivers its intended impact, the movie as a whole gets under your skin, and the central characters resonate long after the screen goes dark.
May 23, 2012
75
I'm not sure I feel more at ease after seeing this prize-winning film about a child protection unit in Paris. No doubt a lot of children get protected, but the professional standards of the police sometimes seem inspired by TV cop shows, on which the plots center around the camaraderie of the cops.
May 15, 2012
70
The strange, unsettling juxtapositions, even when mashing up the mawkish and mockery, are full of life.
May 17, 2012
60
If you're the type who unwinds by watching "The Wire" or "Law & Order: SVU," you might appreciate this grim procedural drama from French actress Maïwenn. There's no denying its power: It took home the Jury Prize at Cannes last year. But for most, Polisse will be tough going.
Jun 16, 2012
40
A drama with interesting moments, but also some false notes and a wildly bizarre ending.
Jun 30, 2012
9
I feel that this is a near great film. It tells the story **** of men and women who work in a police unit specializing in protecting children from sex crimes (arresting and prosecuting pedophiles). As it starkly demonstrates the nature of the predators and the damage to the victims, it never oversimplifies, condescends or preaches. At the same time that it is an action good guy versus bad guy film, it draws us in to the romantic life of several of the cops, and their lives are complicated too. I was struck by the contrast between the cops in France and American cops, and the non-authoritarian more diffuse police heirarchy. The director (unintentionally?) draws a sharp contrast between USA and France, and for that sociological perspective alone, the film would be significant. But it's rare when the film draws you in and allows you to feel the full gamut of human emotions without attempting to manipulate the viewer-but just lets you see society's reflection in the mirror of the camera lens. See it!
Jan 18, 2013
2
In the worst scene, a group of adult (although peurile and immature) police officers laugh at a child sex victim who is disclosing sexual abuse to them. (Yes, a whole roomful of them, they have nothing better to do than sit around and laugh at the dumb girl). I don't know how this "joke" plays in France or the US, but where I saw it people were swearing at the director - I wish she could have heard it. Actually, I take it back - there are 2 even worse scenes, when a police officer punches a man who has confessed to sexually abusing his daughter (the audience is meant to cheer), and a Muslim female cop giving a lecture to a Muslim sex offender on gender equality, at the top of her voice. In short, they do anything but their jobs. You would swear the film is written by an immature, spoilt 22 year old, and then you find out that it is. Maiwenn also "stars" in it, as a shy photographer who nauseatingly has to let down her hair and reveal how utterly gorgeous she is (in French kind of way) in the middle of the film. For a film about people investigating child abuse, it is alarmingly cruel about the victims' experience. The plot is stupid, and the ending (if you're still watching) will make you wonder why the hell you don't have better things to do with your time and money. WOEFUL.
Production Company:
- Trésor Films
- Arte France Cinéma
- Mars Films
- Chaocorp
- Shortcom
- Canal+
- CinéCinéma
- ARTE
- Cofinova 7
- Sofica Manon
- Soficinéma 7
- Wild Bunch
Release Date:May 18, 2012
Duration:2 h 7 m
Awards
César Awards, France
• 2 Wins & 13 Nominations
CinEuphoria Awards
• 5 Nominations
Lumiere Awards, France
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
