Alex Martens, a Belgian journalist, strives to shed light on the causes of the deaths of two teenagers (Zyed and Bouna) in Clichy-sous-Bois. An autopsy of the tragedy in the form of an investigation, which denounces the state’s lies and sharply explores the crisis in the suburbs.
Acting
Godard's simmering determination carries every scene
Direction
Triboit refuses to let the state off the hook
Writing
Dialogue that sounds like leaked documents
Director
Philippe Triboit
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This fictionalizes the real 2005 Clichy-sous-Bois deaths of Zyed Benna and Bouna Traoré, whose electrocution hiding from police sparked weeks of riots across France.
Director Philippe Triboit was a César-winning TV director; this rare theatrical feature channels the procedural tension of his 'Spiral' crime series toward institutional critique.
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