La French

La French

The events of the crime drama take place in 1975, when there was a large drug trade in France. Pierre-Michel, who moved to a new place and took the post of police judge, cannot close his eyes to this. With all his strength and pressure, he is waging war with the largest drug syndicate in the country. Trying to break the vicious circle of the mafia, Pierre-Michel spends years in his struggle. In his crusade against bandits, the man uses his own methods, which are sometimes worthy of the actions of the criminals themselves. However, in an unequal fight, the judge has no other choice. Read more Although Cedric Jimenez, the film's director, wrote the script almost from scratch, it is possible to draw a parallel with another film. This is William Friedkin's film "The French Connection", which was released in 1971, and the main role was played by Gene Hackman. The concept of "French connection" itself, which appeared in an abbreviated form as the title of the film "FT", refers to heroin dealers. These were the people who managed the flows of heroin that traveled between France and the USA in the 60s and 70s. The plot of this film is based on a real story, which served as a source for many films with a similar plot. Including the tapes of Friedkin. Despite the fact that Jimenez could not boast of a large filmography at the time of pre-production of the film (he directed 1 film and wrote two scripts), his "French Transit" gathered French stars of the first magnitude. These are, of course, Jean Dujardin and Gilles Lellouch. Melanie Dotay, who played the role of the wife of the hero Lellush, was invited by the director personally, as they worked on the creation of his first film "Through the Eyes of Others". At the same time, working with Lelouch is not the first for the actress either. Filming of "French Transit" began at the end of August 2013.