R.I.F. (Recherches dans l'intérêt des familles)

The job has taken its toll on the nerves of capitaine Stéphane Monnereau. The cop is high-strung and prone to flip at any given moment; too often it is his family who has to suffer his moods and fits. A vacation should have done them good. Instead, it pushes Stéphane over the edge when his wife goes missing and he becomes suspect number one, as is usual in cases like this.
Writer-turned-director Franck Mancuso knows what he’s talking about when it comes to police work, for this was his own job for many years. The most gripping aspect of R.I.F. (Recherches dans l'intérêt des familles) is actually its slowness and even seeming aimlessness at times: the film moves with the often frustrating rhythm of a criminal investigation, including running on empty. Of course, when things darker and more paranoid, when procedural matters turn (back) into a thriller, the going gets faster, and faster.