The Cousin (1998)

  • 15+
  • 10/22/1998 (CZ)
  • Crime
  • 1h 52m

Overview

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.

Alain Corneau

Director, Writer

Michel Alexandre

Writer

Cast

Patrick Timsit's headshot

Patrick Timsit

Nounours
Alain Chabat's headshot

Alain Chabat

Gérard Delvaux
Samuel Le Bihan's headshot

Samuel Le Bihan

Francis
Caroline Proust's headshot

Caroline Proust

Fanny
Mehdi El Glaoui's headshot

Mehdi El Glaoui

Jeannot
Christophe Peyroux's headshot

Christophe Peyroux

Michel
Marie Trintignant's headshot

Marie Trintignant

Judge Lambert
Agnès Jaoui's headshot

Agnès Jaoui

Claudine Delvaux

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