Mea culpa

  • 90'
  • France
  • 2014

Once upon a time, Simon and Franck both worked for the police. They were good at their jobs – but less brilliant off duty. After a drink-driving accident, Simon has to leave the service and finds work driving an armored car. A cruel twist of fate reunites the two when Simon’s son witnesses a gangland killing and is targeted by a furious mob of Serbian drug dealers – the exact same group Franck is investigating…
This might be crime action 1.01 – keep-your-eye-on-the-prize-basic and almost defiantly free of all psychological ballast. Undiluted genre fare. Its execution, on the other hand, is Champions League. Fred Cavayé, France’s new master craftsman in all matters chase, gun play and mano a mano, keeps things moving fast and furious through a Toulon that probably never looked better – attractive, almost seductive in a somewhat disquieting, dark way.

Director
Fred Cavayé
Country of production
France
Year
2014
Festival Edition
IFFR 2017
Length
90'
Medium
DCP
Language
French
Producers
Cyril Colbeau-Justin, Sidonie Dumas, Jean-Baptiste Dupont
Production Companies
LGM Productions, Gaumont
Sales
Gaumont
Screenplay
Fred Cavayé, Guillaume Lemans
Cinematography
Danny Elsen
Editor
Benjamin Weill
Production Design
Philippe Chiffre
Sound Design
Alain Féat
Music
Cliff Martinez
Cast
Vincent Lindon, Gilles Lellouche, Nadine Labaki, Gilles Cohen, Max Baissette de Malglaive, Medi Sadoun, Velibor Topic
Director
Fred Cavayé
Country of production
France
Year
2014
Festival Edition
IFFR 2017
Length
90'
Medium
DCP
Language
French
Producers
Cyril Colbeau-Justin, Sidonie Dumas, Jean-Baptiste Dupont
Production Companies
LGM Productions, Gaumont
Sales
Gaumont
Screenplay
Fred Cavayé, Guillaume Lemans
Cinematography
Danny Elsen
Editor
Benjamin Weill
Production Design
Philippe Chiffre
Sound Design
Alain Féat
Music
Cliff Martinez
Cast
Vincent Lindon, Gilles Lellouche, Nadine Labaki, Gilles Cohen, Max Baissette de Malglaive, Medi Sadoun, Velibor Topic