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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Mea Culpa
2014 1h 30m FR
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MID
★6.4TMDB · 181
ActionThriller
Synopsis
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Franck and Simon are both good cops. They work as partners. But their lives take a tailspin when Simon, driving drunk, causes a tragic car wreck. A few years later, out of the police, he is forced to take matters into his own hands when his family is in danger.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Vincent Lindon
Simon
Gilles Lellouche
Franck
Nadine Labaki
Alice
Gilles Cohen
Pastor
Medi Sadoun
Jacquet
Velibor Topic
Milan
Cyril Lecomte
Jean-Marc
Sofia Essaïdi
Myriam
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Fred Cavayé
- Writers
- Guillaume Lemans, Fred Cavayé
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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ERA
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Released 12 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Fred Cavayé, shot by Danny Elsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Cliff Martinez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Benjamin Weill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Vincent Lindon and Gilles Lellouche and Nadine Labaki carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3112654 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Fred Cavayé directs. Danny Elsen behind the camera. Cliff Martinez scores. Benjamin Weill cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 12 years ago.
- 3Directed by Fred Cavayé, shot by Danny Elsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Cliff Martinez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Benjamin Weill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Vincent Lindon and Gilles Lellouche and Nadine Labaki carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt3112654 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Danny Elsen
- Original score
- Cliff Martinez
- Editing
- Benjamin Weill
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $3,736,775
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- Mea Culpa (2014)
Also by
Fred Cavayé
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Gaumont
FR
Key crew
- StuntsVirginie Arnaud
- EditorBenjamin Weill
- IdeaOlivier Marchal
- Co-ProducerAdrian Politowski
- ProducerSidonie Dumas
- ProducerCyril Colbeau-Justin
- Co-ProducerGilles Waterkeyn
- Executive ProducerDavid Giordano
- ProducerJean-Baptiste Dupont
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- police
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-02-05
Also known as
International titles
- Mea Culpa - Im Auge des VerbrechensAT
