Overview
- Dominik Moll’s feature follows an IGPN investigator probing a protester’s severe LBD injury during the Gilets Jaunes unrest, with the film now in French cinemas.
- The drama emphasizes procedural realism through interrogations, smartphone and surveillance video analysis, and the texture of administrative records.
- Léa Drucker leads as Stéphanie, earning broad praise for a measured turn that anchors the film’s tense, methodical tone.
- Coverage notes that the Cannes competition title drew varied reactions, with many lauding its rigor as some critics flagged moments of didacticism.
- Moll describes extensive research including reading investigations in Mediapart and Le Monde, meeting legal professionals, spending time with the IGPN, and observing police operations.