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Dossier 137’ Opens in France, Taking a Forensic Look at Police Oversight

Reviews single out Léa Drucker’s restrained performance, underscoring the film’s meticulous portrait of the IGPN’s struggle to establish facts.

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.