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‘Dossier 137’ Review: Léa Drucker Superb In Dominik Moll’s Sober Police Drama – Cannes Film Festival

Directed by Dominik Moll, Dossier 137 debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 2025 and portrays a 2018 incident of police violence in Paris amid the Yellow Vests demonstrations.
The film is based on real events from December 1, 2018, when protesters angry over Emmanuel Macron's fuel tax hike clashed violently with police in Paris.
Dossier 137 follows Joëlle Girard, a care worker whose son Guillaume was shot in the head with a riot gun, causing brain damage as the protests escalated.
The film presents the slow judicial process and moral struggle of Stéphanie, a character played by Léa Drucker, who questions policing amid France's social unrest.
Dossier 137 raises questions about police accountability in France and reflects broader societal tensions, as the country's class divisions remain sharply exposed.

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Policeman or Nurse, Léa Drucker Shines in Cannes: "It's Great to Incarnate Different Professions"

She plays in two films selected at the Cannes Film Festival: Dossier 137 by Dominik Moll and Laura Wandel's "Adam Interest". In these very realistic feature films, Léa Drucker is rarely correct.

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"Why Doesn't Anyone Like the Police, Mama?" The First Competition Films in Cannes

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Dominik Moll on Police: "I Didn't Want to Make a Manichean Film"

Selected at the Cannes Film Festival, "Dossier 137", the new film by Dominik Moll, addresses police violence through the work of an investigator of the IGPN. The filmmaker returns to Med...

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IN DIRECT - Cannes 2025: the Director of "Dossier 137" Deplores the Silence of the Authorities About Police Violence During the Yellow Gilets

On the programme, Ari Aster, the new king of the genre film, shows up with "Eddington", his new feature film, in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. At the casting, Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone, all expected on the red carpet of this 78th edition. Kristen Stewart will present her first film as a director. - IN DIRECT - Cannes 2025: the director of "Dossier 137" deplores the silence of the authorities about the police violenc…

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