Le Cousin - Dangerous Knowledge
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Le Cousin - Dangerous Knowledge |
| Original title | Le cousin |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 112 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Alain Corneau |
| script |
Michel Alexandre , Alain Corneau |
| production | Alain Sarde |
| music | Olivier Bloch-Lainé |
| camera | Michel Amathieu |
| cut | Thierry Derocles |
| occupation | |
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Le Cousin - Dangerous Knowledge is a French movie from the year 1997 , which deals with corrupt police work.
The work by director Alain Corneau , located somewhere between drama and thriller, was produced by Alain Sarde in a co-production with TF1 Films Production, Divali Films and Compagnie Cinématographique Prima with the participation of Canal + and Studio Images 3. In Germany the film is also known under the title Beyond all rules .
action
A man returns home from several days of work, gets a few more VHS videos for the children of "Teddy Bear", is ignored by his wife and - given the mess he got in the course of his life - commits suicide .
At his funeral it turns out that the deceased, Inspector Philippe Maurin, had worked as a police officer. His colleague friend, Inspecteur Gérard Delvaux, takes over his contacts in the drug milieu , in particular the illegal connection to an Arab dealer who is called "teddy bear". He betrays his customers or other dealers and is paid for it with drugs by the police, who coordinate all the actions with him; He is usually entitled to 10% of the drug seized. As a police informant, he is called the "cousin".
This contact, Inspecteur Delvaux, is becoming more and more targeted by Judge Lambert. She tries to stop illegal police acts. In the police force one lives well on the suppressed evidence. You go out to eat together in more expensive restaurants, but you refrain from illegal contacts. In particular, the superior Francis tries to stop them. The irascible teddy bear tries all the tricks to do business with Delvaux in order to entertain his family, in particular to let his daughters go to a private school run by nuns.
He involves Delvaux in deals that he cannot or does not want to refuse, tries to make him dependent on himself and prepares crimes for others. Delvaux's wife Claudine withdraws into alcohol consumption , his son tries valiantly to compensate for his father's absence. In contrast, Teddy Bear means a lot to the family. Delvaux gets involved with teddy bear. This turns him into an undercover agent preparing a big deal with three correctly dressed Africans in the wholesale drug business, who gradually turn out to have legal diplomatic passports. The whole police department is involved in an attempt to catch the dealers. She only realizes late that the teddy bear is the informant, but the action can no longer be stopped. Delvaux takes 14 kilos of heroin from the trunk of the diplomats after a chase and thereby violates their immunity. Teddy bear is threatened with death by the Africans and goes to prison for a few months, Delvaux is suspended from the criminal service for 5 years.
criticism
"Film noir from the police milieu, which, despite some discrepancies, depicts the dodgy liaison between the police and the underworld with atmospheric care," said the lexicon of international films .
Awards
The film was nominated in five categories for the French César film award in 1998 , but came away empty-handed. Director Alain Corneau had against his colleague Luc Besson ( The Fifth Element ) in the cold, while lead actor is Patrick Timsit and supporting actress Marie Trintignant André Dussollier and Agnès Jaoui had to admit defeat, each for their performances in the comedy Life is a song were honored . Beyond all rules received further nominations in the categories screenplay and for best tone .
Web links
- Beyond all the rules in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le Cousin - Dangerous Knowledge. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .