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L.627 (1992)

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Release Date: Sep 9, 1992 Wide

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Bertrand Tavernier directed this gritty, unglamorous look at the grunge work police officers perform in attempting to uphold the law. Didier Bazace stars as Lucien Marguet, a drug squad cop who is dedicated to getting drugs off the street. Lucien is passionate about eradicating drugs, even though his small drug busts barely put a dent in the rampant drug use throughout the city. But still Lucien persists. He confronts HIV-positive prostitute Cecile (Lara Guirao) about her drug habit and

Unrated, 2 hr. 20 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Bertrand Tavernier

In Theaters: Sep 9, 1992 Wide

On DVD: May 17, 1995

Cast

Didier Bezace
Lucien "Lulu" Marguet
Jean-Paul Comart
Dodo
Charlotte Kady
Marie
Philippe Torreton
Tonio
Nils Tavernier
Vincent
Jean-Roger Milo
Manuel
Claude Brosset
Adore
Jean-Claude Calon
Longuet

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A leisurely-paced French film about a man struggling to keep his soul alive.

July 19, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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Great documentary style police drama from Bertrand Tavernier. It's a gritty study of a Paris drug squad where the police are just as corrupt as the criminals. There's not much of a story, just a series of events, which leads to it's only downfall, the fact that it's slightly too long, and with no actual storyline it

March 3, 2009

Emily B.

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An interesting but uneven independent about predestined love, the most fantastic french cop film, an Almod�var film, and David Lean's slightly hollow but largely irresistable desert adventure.

May 5, 2005