Enquête sur un scandale d'État
| Enquête sur un scandale d'État | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Thierry De Peretti |
| Written by | Thierry De Peretti Jeanne Aptekman |
| Produced by | Frédéric Jouve |
| Starring | Roschdy Zem Pio Marmaï Vincent Lindon Sandrine Kiberlain Aure Atika Jean-Marc Thibault |
| Cinematography | Claire Mathon |
| Edited by | Marion Monnier Lila Desiles |
| Distributed by | Pyramide Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Enquête sur un scandale d'État (Investigation into a state scandal), is a French crime thriller that was released to film festivals in 2021 and to wider audiences in February 2022.[1][2][3] In Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom it was released as "Undercover".[1]
It is directed by Thierry de Peretti from his own screenplay (co-written with Jeanne Aptekman),[1][4] and although it is a work of fiction, it is inspired by the real life case of François Thierry, and the book L'Infiltré (The Informant), written by the whistle-blower and drug crime infiltrator, Hubert Avoine, and Emmanuel Fansten, investigative journalist at the newspaper, Libération.[1][2][3][5]
It stars Pio Marmaï, as Stéphane Vilner, an investigative journalist at Libération who writes the story of Hubert Antoine (played by Roschdy Zem), the whistle-blower and high-level police informant who breaks the story of illegal activity by the head of the Narcotics Unit, Jacques Billard, played by Vincent Lindon.[1] The film conveys the intense relationship of Hubert and Stéphane, whose roles parallel the real-life co-authors of L'Infiltré, Hubert Avoine and Emmanuel Fansten. The question driving the journalist and his colleagues at Libération is, "how far should the state go to try to break the illegal drugs trade?" [5]
Filming
Peretti chose to film in 1.33 format, which is sometimes referred to as a square format, but which Peretti refers to as "reportage".[3]
Reception
The film was premiered at the San Sebastian film competition.[1] At the competition, Claire Mathon won the prize for best cinematography for her work on the film.[6] At the 2023 César awards it was nominated for the award for best adapted work.[4][7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Lodge, Guy (26 September 2021). "'Undercover' Review: Journalists and Narcs Do Battle in a Solidly Gripping, Fact-Based French Procedural". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ a b Macheret, Mathieu (16 November 2021). "« Enquête sur un scandale d'Etat », sur Canal+ : un polar paranoïaque autour des révélations d'un infiltré". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Bornet, Jacky (8 February 2022). "Entre fiction et documentaire, "Enquête sur un scandale d'Etat" interroge sur les dérives de la lutte anti-drogue en France". Franceinfo (in French). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Enquête sur un scandale d'État". Académie des César (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ a b Kaufmann, Ève (8 August 2021). "L'histoire vraie hallucinante à l'origine du film « Enquête sur un scandale d'État »". Vanity Fair (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Team, The Deadline (2021-09-26). "Jessica Chastain, 'Blue Moon' Among Top Winners At San Sebastian Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "César 2023 : "L'Innocent" et "La Nuit du 12" en tête des nominations". www.telerama.fr (in French). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.