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The story of a simple, kindhearted police detective in a small town in Northern France, Bruno Dumont's controversial film is a stunning work of art. Pharaon De Winter (Emmanuel Schotte), a police detective, is overcome with such an extreme sense of good that it overwhelms him at times. He spends his days struggling to come to .. Read more

Starring	Schotte. Emmanuel, Severine Caneele, Philippe Tullier
Director	Bruno Dumont
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- Nothing less than a masterpiece: haunting, disturbing and daring.
- 40622
- - The Guardian
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
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- - 21
  - 3
  A Good Idea
  
  which didn't work at all.....
  
  incrediblely flawed, over done camera work,no insight into the characters,the police look like the 'keystone ... read more »
  
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  - smelly77
  - 46 reviews
  - london
  - 04 Sep 2006 at 13:30
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- - 0
  - 0
  Miss it if you can!
  
  Mon Dieu! I love a good foreign film...I love the way the films are shot , the intricacy of the characters and the way in which the plot unfurls. Not this one... read more »
  
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- - ownopiniononly
  - 3 reviews
  - 08 Jan 2012 at 23:42
- - 1
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  Through the senses of a painter
  
  Brilliant! This is a painterly film, filmed at the pace of painting rather than at the speed photography. There are some clever but strong hints in the plot ... read more »
  
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- - DenisB
  - 1 review
  - 09 Dec 2011 at 02:09
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  Dreadful from beginning to end
  
  Mon Dieu, what a stinker. 'Stunning work of art'? I am a French speaker but this film is so boring my partner and I thought it was a spoof at first. Don... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 18 Jun 2011 at 22:24
- - 1
  - 2
  soporific rubbish
  
  Silly pretentious rubbish with a bit of gratuitous sex thrown in to keep you awake.
  
  I felt rather sorry for the actors
  
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- - jerym
  - 26 reviews
  - caerphilly uk
  - 22 Sep 2010 at 12:04
- - 1
  - 1
  Slow and turgid
  
  I can't blame the actors, but the director can't ever make his point without lengthy meaningless shots = a bleak landscape with two or three tiny stick ... read more »
  
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  - Richmond,Surrey,UK
  - 14 Jun 2010 at 17:39
- - 4
  - 1
  overlong and underwhelming
  
  Films like this give 'art' cinema a worse name than it has already. I've watched all Bela Tarr's work and Syndromes of a Century recently. They... read more »
  
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  - london
  - 03 Aug 2009 at 10:32
- - 2
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  my missis liked it
  
  It certainly isn't block buster action -- and I could see some intrigue and interest in it, but it didn't work for me -- these 4 stars are from my wife... read more »
  
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- - suze1958
  - 30 reviews
  - Stoke-On-Trent
  - 02 May 2009 at 21:06
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  Customer Review
  
  There are several problems with this film as far as I am concerned. The first is its grinding slowness. We see a man walking across a field, and he walks and ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Customer Review
  
  "L'Humanite" is a poignant character portrait of a small town French cop who is endeavouring to uncover the mystery behind the violent rape and ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  This is not a thriller
  
  Warts and all meditation on how we live and love and how cynical and complacent the human race has become.. or something. Very quietly makes a number of ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 14 Jun 2008 at 18:02
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- - 21
  - 3
  A Good Idea
  
  which didn't work at all.....
  
  incrediblely flawed, over done camera work,no insight into the characters,the police look like the 'keystone ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 282268
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  
  [Highly rated reviewer]
  - smelly77
  - 46 reviews
  - london
  - 04 Sep 2006 at 13:30
- - 9
  - 0
  Magnificent drama
  
  Definitely not for those with limited minds and that prefer the Top 10 garbage.
  
  Dumont's drama is shocking, powerful and really a human horror. ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 24 Jun 2006 at 12:16
- - 9
  - 0
  A masterpiece of Modern Cinema
  
  Not to all tastes but definately worth perservering with, particularly if you enjoy the work of Robert Bresson. A police chief in a small town in Northern ... read more »
  
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- - Emmy
  - London
  - 07 Jul 2006 at 14:08
- - 6
  - 0
  Worth a watch
  
  This is an unusual film. It is very slow paced and at times stands still but the underlying menace and superb acting of the main player and all the angst he ... read more »
  
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- - Minny
  - 487 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Sep 2006 at 09:46
- - 5
  - 0
  Just shoot me.
  
  Dear god, I wish I could get back the time I spent watching this drivel. I watch all sorts of films and usually love anything experimental or controversial, ... read more »
  
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- 435408
- - Noir chick
  - Sunny Scotland
  - 30 Apr 2007 at 21:52
- - 4
  - 0
  Depressing
  
  I found this film gratuitously depressing and sordid.
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 12 Nov 2006 at 11:35
- - 4
  - 1
  overlong and underwhelming
  
  Films like this give 'art' cinema a worse name than it has already. I've watched all Bela Tarr's work and Syndromes of a Century recently. They... read more »
  
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- 793108
- - a customer
  - london
  - 03 Aug 2009 at 10:32
- - 4
  - 2
  bit of an oddity
  
  dont bother with this if you want entertainment.boring french drama with odd charatcters centralising around the policeman in charge of the hunt for a sex ... read more »
  
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- 249441
- - a customer
  - northumbria
  - 29 May 2006 at 16:02
- - 3
  - 1
  Disappointing
  
  I am a fan of Dumont's work but this didn't work for me. Like La Vie de Jesus we are presented with life in a small town in North France as cold and ... read more »
  
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- 258026
- - Tim
  - London
  - 26 Jun 2006 at 08:23
- - 3
  - 1
  Outstanding
  
  1:The main character is borderline autistic.
  
  2:He is gay.
  
  3:He does not ever show emotion in public because of these 2 things.
  
  ... read more »
  
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- 412186
- - Simon Davis
  - Sheffield
  - 15 Feb 2007 at 16:06

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- L'Humanite
  
  The story of a simple, kindhearted police detective in a small town in Northern France, Bruno Dumont's controversial film is a stunning work of art. Pharaon De Winter (Emmanuel Schotte), a police detective, is overcome with such an extreme sense of good that it overwhelms him at times. He spends ...