The New Protocol

2008 1h 30m FR

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 64

DramaActionThriller

Synopsis

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A man investigating his son's death learns some horrific truths about the pharmaceutical industry.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Clovis Cornillac
Raoul Kraft
Marie-Josée Croze
Diane
Dominique Reymond
Louise Verneuil
Stéphane Hillel
Pleynel
Gilles Cohen
William
Xavier Boulanger
The Foreman
Frédéric Bocquet
Employee of the morgue
Suzanne Wognin
Hospital employee

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thomas Vincent
Writers: Éric Besnard, Thomas Vincent
Languages: German, English, French, Tagalog
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, English, French, Tagalog.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thomas Vincent, shot by Dominique Bouilleret. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Krishna Levy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Pauline Dairou shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Clovis Cornillac and Marie-Josée Croze and Dominique Reymond carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0926763 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thomas Vincent directs. Dominique Bouilleret behind the camera. Krishna Levy scores. Pauline Dairou cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in German, English, French, Tagalog.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, English, French, Tagalog.
4Directed by Thomas Vincent, shot by Dominique Bouilleret. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Krishna Levy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Pauline Dairou shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Clovis Cornillac and Marie-Josée Croze and Dominique Reymond carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0926763 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.