Mangin, a police inspector in Paris, leans hard on informants to get evidence on three Tunisian brothers who traffic in drugs. He arrests one, Simon, and his girl-friend Noria. Simon's brothers go to their lawyer. He springs Noria, who promptly steals 2 million francs that belong to the Tunisians. They suspect her of the theft; her life as well as the lawyer's is in danger. Meanwhile, Noria is playing with both the lawyer and Mangin's affections. Mangin is mercurial anyway: intimidating and bloodying suspects, falling for a police commission trainee before flipping for Noria, wearing his emotions on his sleeve. Can he save the lawyer and Noria, and can he convince her to love?

Directed by

Maurice Pialat

Written by

Catherine Breillat, Sylvie Pialat, Jacques Fieschi, Maurice Pialat

Genres

Drama, Crime

Released

September 4, 1985

Runtime

1h 53m

Status

Released

Language

French

Countries

France

Studios

Gaumont, TF1 Films Production