Humanité

1999 2h 29m FR

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 119

DramaMystery

Synopsis

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In a quiet little French town, two detectives are tasked with investigating the brutal rape and murder of a preteen girl.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Emmanuel Schotté
Pharaon De Winter
Séverine Caneele
Domino
Philippe Tullier
Joseph
Ghislain Ghesquère
Police Chief
Ginette Allègre
Pharaon's Mother
Darius
Nurse
Arnaud Brejon de la Lavergnee
The Conservative
Daniel Petillon
Jean

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bruno Dumont
Writers: Bruno Dumont
Languages: French, English
Countries: France

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bruno Dumont, shot by Yves Cape. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 7

CAST

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Emmanuel Schotté and Séverine Caneele and Philippe Tullier carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0197569 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bruno Dumont directs. Yves Cape behind the camera. Richard Cuvillier scores. Guy Lecorne cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, English.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Directed by Bruno Dumont, shot by Yves Cape. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Richard Cuvillier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Guy Lecorne shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Emmanuel Schotté and Séverine Caneele and Philippe Tullier carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0197569 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yves Cape
Original score: Richard Cuvillier
Editing: Guy Lecorne
Production design: Marc-Philippe Guerig
Costume design: Nathalie Raoul
Makeup / hair: Ferouz Zaafour
Runtime: 149 min · 2h 29m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Humanité (1999)

Awards

Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix

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Bruno Dumont

Community reviews

What people are saying

rodrigl2016-08-06
★ 5/10
A film with people and two final twists. I like movies where the characters are like real people not just stereotypes. All people have some good and some bad, they make stupid things and clever things. And sometimes they surprise us.

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