| Director: | Cédric Jimenez |
|---|---|
| Production: | Chi-Fou-Mi Productions with STUDIOCANAL, Jim Films, Artemis productions, France 2 cinéma |
| Running Time: | 100’ |
| Language: | French |
| Country: | France |
| Main Cast: | Gilles Lellouche, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Louis Garrel, Romain Duris, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Artus, Lala &ce, Stéphane Bak, Thomas Bangalter |
| Screenplay: | Olivier Demangel, Cédric Jimenez |
| Cinematographer: | Laurent Tanguy |
| Editor: | Laure Gardette, Stan Collet |
| Production Designer: | Jean-Philippe Moreaux |
| Costume Designer: | Stéphanie Watrigant |
| Music: | Guillaume Roussel |
| Sound: | Cédric Deloche, Gurwal Coïc, Théo Serror, Louis Bart, Marc Doisne, Samuel Delorme |
| Visual Effects: | Cédric Fayolle |
Cinema
Chien 51
Out of Competition
Synopsis
In the near future, Paris is divided into three zones that separate social classes, and no one can escape ALMA, a predictive AI that has revolutionised law enforcement. When ALMA’s creator is assassinated, Salia, a top agent, and Zem, a jaded cop, are forced to work together to solve a murder that may expose the dark secrets of the system they serve.
Director’s statement
Chien 51 is my third film exploring the theme of law enforcement. It completes a trilogy on the subject, bringing together the “dog” from BAC Nord and the elite officer from Novembre.
If the police are the institution that enables the polis — the city — to function by tracking down criminals, what happens when it adopts a tool so powerful that it pushes the system to its breaking point, even bypassing its essential counterpart: justice? Can we entrust the safety of a city’s inhabitants to an ultraintelligent tool devoid of conscience and humanity?
I envisioned this film as a contemporary crime thriller, a genre piece tinged with tragedy, where doomed love is built as much on emotion as on sacrifice. It is the meeting of two souls in search of redemption, and echoes Sophocles, who nearly 2,500 years ago wrote these words that are both powerful and fragile: “There are many wonders in this world, but none is greater than man”.
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION:
CHI-FOU-MI Productions - Hugo Selignac
36 Rue du Mont Thabor
75001 Paris, France
Tel: +33 0650366666 / +33 0698497746
E-mail: hugo@chifoumiprod.com, terry@chifoumiprod.com
WORLD SALES:
STUDIOCANAL - Chloé Marquet
50 rue Camille Desmoulins
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Tel: +33 0171350893 / +33 0642937882
E-mail: chloe.marquet@canal-plus.com
