36th Precinct

2004 Drama | Suspense/Thriller
68%

The film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of chief of police while in the middle of a search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the French police before creating this story, which is taken in part from real facts that happened during the 1980s in France.

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36 Quai des Orfevres

When the captain of police vacates his position, two well-respected heads of their own departments in the Parisian police force - boozy Dennis Klein (Depardieu) and lawful Leo Vrinks (Auteuil) - both champion themselves for captaincy and the first one to bring in a ruthless gang of thieves that roam the city will be awarded the promotion. Although once friends, their lives have now taken different paths and as both attempt to vie for promotion, their efforts become increasingly ruthless. Backstabbing and double-crossings ensue and when Vrinks' wife (Golino) gets mixed up in the carnage, the gloves come off.

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