Le Petit Lieutenant

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Le Petit Lieutenant ★★ The Young Lieutenant 2005

Rookie detective Antoine (Lespert) leaves his wife in Normandy so he can find some action in Paris by working in homicide. His commander is Catherine (Baye), a recovering alcoholic who has just returned to the job, and she takes the new guy under her professional wing. A homeless man is the latest victim of a robbery and murder crew that Antoine investigates with unexpectedly devastating consequences to all. French with subtitles. 110m/C DVD . FR Nathalie Baye, Jalil Lespert, Roschdy Zem, Antoine Chappey, Jacques Perrin, Berangere Allaux; D: Xavier Beauvois; W: Xavier Beauvois, Guillaume Breaud, Jean-Eric Troubat; C: Caroline Champetier.