The film tells the investigation of Grenoble police officers confronted with the murder of a young girl. Fiction is inspired by real events: Dominik Moll, the director, adapted Pauline Guéna’s book, 18.3. A year at PJ, which takes place in Versailles. But, for his film, he places the plot in Grenoble and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Some police personnel even acted as extras.
Almost 6,000 admissions in just over a month in Grenoble
Including the preview, the film recorded 3,000 admissions at the Le Club cinema in Grenoble, and 2,940 since its release at the Pathé cinema. For Laurent, reception agent, ” the film is fairly well positioned at the level of films currently showing. And it’s a film that was shot in Grenoble so I think that our attendance also comes to see it for that. »
We saw a lot of police stuff – A movie buff
Leaving the cinema, Joaquim recognized places: the police station, the street that passes in front of the Pathé cinema in Grenoble, etc. He enjoyed the film: It was pretty well done, because we saw a lot of police stuff. It’s not moralizing, there’s a bit of everything in it. »
The director and his teams spent a week in the Grenoble PJ, to better understand how it works. And it didn’t stop there, explains Romain Rousseau, head of the Grenoble judicial police: ” Then, we had contact again between the director and his teams of decorators in particular. They came to discuss with us again, to refine the preparation of their film a little, to ensure that it is as realistic as possible. »
Far from clichés
The film is far from clichés, chases and fights, greets Romain Rousseau, head of the Grenoble judicial police: “ We have a very human team confronted with the reality of the difficulty that the investigators can encounter. It is a film which seems realistic and which is very touching, humanly speaking. It is very well put together, with a very nice plot, and searched people. This is also what makes this film so interesting. »
The film shows the daily life of the investigators, the work in the field, the interrogations, but also the drafting of the minutes. “Paperwork, as it says in the movie “recalls Romain Rousseau.
feminicides
Some may also see the theme of feminicides at the heart of this film, like Joaquim: “ I found that quite strong, especially in relation to feminicides. It is ultimately the subject of the film and I found it well taken. To see it from the point of view of the police, finally it’s quite touching, and to see how it can be annoying, frustrating. »
If we are talking about an investigation that is difficult to solve, it is not necessarily a question of feminicide, believes Romain Rousseau, head of the Grenoble PJ: “ Most of the time, when we talk about feminicides, we mean domestic violence. There, with this film, we start with the assassination of a young woman. So certainly it is a female victim but we are not necessarily on the characteristics of a feminicide as we can hear it daily. »
Unresolved investigations
In Pauline Guéna’s book, the murder is not elucidated. This unresolved case reminds the policeman of the difficulties he may encounter in his work: ” We all have in our experience cases that we think about regularly and that we hope to see resolved one day, if not by us but by our successors. There are many accounts settling files in particular on which we would like to have a judicial resolution. »