The Young Lieutenant

The Young Lieutenant

★ 6.7IMDb Score
Released:2005-08-31
Duration:110 min
Country:France
Director:Xavier Beauvois
Actors:Nathalie Baye, Jalil Lespert, Roschdy Zem, Antoine Chappey, Jacques Perrin
Production:Why Not Productions, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma

Overview:

A rookie policeman from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure Parisian homicide bureau and is assigned to a middle-aged woman detective.

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