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Humanité
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Humanité () is a 1999 film directed by Bruno Dumont. It tells the story of a withdrawn police lieutenant investigating a rape and murder of a schoolgirl in rural France, his slow enquiries interspersed with everyday scenes of his quiet life. The film is shot with little dialogue in a contemplative and symbolical style. The policeman is named after a distinguished French painter, Pharaon de Winter, who was from the town where the film is set.
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6.6In a quiet little French town, two detectives are tasked with investigating the brutal rape and murder of a preteen girl.
Cast
- Emmanuel Schotté as Pharaon De Winter
- Séverine Caneele as Domino
- Philippe Tullier as Joseph
- Ghislain Ghesquère as Police Chief
- Ginette Allègre as Pharaon's Mother
- Darius as Nurse
Themes
- small town
- child murder
- northern france
- emotionless
- new french extremism
- police superintendent
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Key facts
- Film.name
- L'humanité
- Film.image
- Humanite.jpg
- Film.director
- Bruno Dumont
- Film.producer
- Rachid BoucharebJean Bréhat
- Film.writer
- Bruno Dumont
- Film.starring
- Emmanuel SchottéSéverine CaneelePhilippe Tullier
- Film.music
- Richard Cuvillier
- Film.cinematography
- Yves Cape
- Film.editing
- Guy Lecorne
- Film.distributor
- Tadrart Films
- Film.runtime
- 148 minutes
- Film.country
- France
- Film.language
- FrenchEnglish
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 148
- FilmAffinity ID
- 554412
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- publication date
- 1999-01-01
- title
- L'Humanité
- review score
- 77/100
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Humanité () is a 1999 film directed by Bruno Dumont. It tells the story of a withdrawn police lieutenant investigating a rape and murder of a schoolgirl in rural France, his slow enquiries interspersed with everyday scenes of his quiet life. The film is shot with little dialogue in a contemplative and symbolical style. The policeman is named after a distinguished French painter, Pharaon de Winter, who was from the town where the film is set.
==Plot== In the far north of France, filmed in Bailleul, a girl of 11 has been raped and murdered as she walked to her parents' remote farm from the school bus. Called onto the case, Lieutenant Pharaon de Winter feels extreme revulsion. After having lost his partner and child in an accident, he now lives quietly with his widowed mother.