20 x In-Season Double Passes To ‘Polisse’, courtesy of Curious
Score tickets to this acclaimed French feature, which unsettlingly delves into the trials of Paris's Juvenile Protection Unit.
French star turned writer/director Maïwenn's third feature is a tough-as-nails drama about the hardened cops who work in the CPU (Child Protection Unit) on the mean streets of Paris. Maïwenn spent months doing painstaking research with real CPU officers in preparation for the film, and it shows in a razor-sharp screenplay that features unflinching emotion, rapid-fire dialogue and plenty of black humour. The outstanding cast, including Karin Viard and French rapper JoeyStarr, absolutely inhabit their characters as they go about the grim business of investigating child sexual abuse and teen rape while fighting bureaucracy, bickering with each other and trying desperately to keep perspective.
For your chance to score one of these double passes, simply let us know what your favourite film from an actor-turned-director is, and why. Please include your name and address. Email to
competitions@filmink.com.au Entries close June 21 Polisse is released in cinemas June 28.
And a reminder that those in Melbourne have a chance to see an early preview of Polisse and hear from Maïwenn (currently in the country) at a special screening at Cinema Nova on June 14, 6.30 pm. Find out more and buy tickets here.
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