Humanity
1999 · Movie · 149 min · ★ 6.6 · 73% critics
In a quiet French town, two detectives investigate the brutal rape and murder of a young girl. The investigation stretches across an austere routine as the case pressure and personal life of the investigators collide, making the search feel grounded and emotionally bleak rather than action-driven.
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Details
- Original title
- L'humanité
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-09-10
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 149 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (115 votes)
About
You may like Humanity if you enjoy slow, intimate, character-focused crime dramas that test your patience and feelings; Not for you if you want a fast, entertaining thriller, or if the rape-and-murder premise and extended bleak routines feel too much like The Night of the 12th (2022) or Hadewijch (2009).
Pros: slow-burn tension; human character depth; bold mood | Cons: extremely slow pacing; upsetting content; divisive boredom
Themes
- small town
- child murder
- northern france
- emotionless
- new french extremism
- police superintendent
Awards & recognition
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 1999
- European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 1999 · nominated
Cast & crew
Emmanuel Schotté
as Pharaon De Winter
Séverine Caneele
as Domino
- PT
Philippe Tullier
as Joseph
- GG
Ghislain Ghesquère
as Police Chief
- GA
Ginette Allègre
as Pharaon's Mother
Darius
as Nurse
- AL
Arnaud Brejon de la Lavergnee
as The Conservative
- DP
Daniel Petillon
as Jean
- RB
Robert Bunzi
as English Policeman
- DP
Dominique Pruvost
as Virulent Worker
Directed by Bruno Dumont