Suffer the children

Polisse

Crit

A cop flick like none you've ever seen, following the Parisian Child Protection Unit, serving young people neglected, exploited, and otherwise failed by the adults in their lives and their society at large. Episodic, elliptical, sometimes even disjointed, but never less than gripping, and often brutally painful to watch. Cowritten and directed by Maïwenn, who also plays a photojournalist assigned to document the unit's work who becomes personally involved. A tough, remarkable film.