Connection
The film is engaging, propulsive, cut with rare brio, chockablock with consummate tough-guy business.
The Connection
Directed and co-written by Cédric Jimenez, THE CONNECTION is the European flip-side to William Friedkin's The French Connection. A stylish, 70's-period crime thriller inspired by true events, it tells the story of real-life Marseilles magistrate Pierre Michel (Jean Dujardin) and his relentless crusade to dismantle the most notorious drug smuggling operation in history: the French Connection. In his cross-hairs is charismatic and wealthy kingpin, Gatean "Tany" Zampa (Gilles Lellouche), who runs the largest underground heroin trade into the States. Though the fearless and tenacious Michel, aided by a task force of elite cops, will stop at nothing--including boldly orchestrated drug raids, devastating arrests, and exacting interrogations--to ensure the crime ring's demise, Zampa's "La French" always seems one step ahead. As La French mounts its retaliation, Michel will be forced to make the most difficult decision of his life: to continue waging his war, or ensure his family's safety, before it's too late.
Genre
Action,
Crime,
Thriller/Suspense
Runtime
135
Language
French
Director
Cédric Jimenez
Cast
Jean Dujardin
FEATURED REVIEW
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
So French, and so 1975, the drugrunning drama “The Connection” is a riot of cleft chins and tight pants, manicured sideburns and precariously buttoned shirts. Amid these distractions, separating cops from criminals would be challenging enough, even if the proceedings were not 135 minutes long and ...
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