Le cousin
1997, Film, 112 min, Drama, Thriller, French, France, MoviePedia score 64
Nounours is the nickname of a "cousin" an informer with a special arrangement with the police: he gets 10% of the drugs seized thanks to his help. When his personal contact, inspector Maurin, commits suicide, inspector Gérard Delvaux takes over. Meanwhile, judge Lambert is uncovering the illegal practices of the policemen. Her persistent investigations, which had cornered Maurin, are leading to Gérard, and also to Nounours as the source of heroin that led to recent cases of deadly overdoses. Nounours promises Gérard increasingly bigger catches which he is intent on realising before he is forced to reveal who Nounours is to judge Lambert.
Directed by Alain Corneau
Cast
- Patrick Timsit as Nounours
- Alain Chabat as Gérard Delvaux
- Samuel Le Bihan as Francis
- Caroline Proust as Fanny
- Mehdi El Glaoui as Jeannot
- Christophe Peyroux as Michel
- Marie Trintignant as Juge Lambert
- Agnès Jaoui as Claudine Delvaux
- Fabienne Tricottet as Nathalie
- Philippe Magnan as Donnadieu
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