Dominik Moll‘s Cannes competition title “Case 137” (“Dossier 137“) has been acquired by Film Movement for release in North America.
Film Movement, which previously released Moll’s acclaimed 2022 police procedural “The Night of the 12th” in the region, will debut “Case 137” theatrically next year followed by digital and home entertainment platforms.
The French crime drama follows Stéphanie Bertrand (Leá Drucker), “a principled police officer working for Internal Affairs” who is “assigned to a case involving a young man severely wounded during a tense and chaotic demonstration in Paris,” the film’s synopsis reads. “While she finds no evidence of illegitimate police violence, the case takes a personal turn when she discovers the victim is from her hometown.”
“Case 137” was well reviewed out of Cannes, with Variety‘s Guy Lodge calling it “starkly effective” and “intelligent, drily seething and duly enraging in turn.” He also praised Drucker, saying she provides an “anchoring performance of substantial complexity and bone-weary humanity.”
“We’re thrilled to continue our collaboration with Dominik Moll by bringing ‘Case 137’ to Film Movement,” the company’s president, Michael Rosenberg, said in a statement. “Following the success of ‘The Night of the 12th,’ Moll again delivers a taut, morally-charged procedural that will not only engage audiences as a tense, compelling crime drama, but will also spark conversation around justice, accountability and moral responsibility.”
Added Moll, “It is a great pleasure to work a second time with Film Movement, this time for the release of my new film, ‘Case 137.’ As in ‘The Night of the 12th’, I’ve tried to make a film that is both entertaining and thought provoking, examining the place of police in our society.”
Film Movement’s current slate also includes Huo Meng’s Berlin Silver Bear winner “Living the Land,” French filmmaker Auberi Edler’s “An American Pastoral,” Neo Sora’s Venice title “Happyend,” Sook-Yin Lee’s “Paying for It,” Scandar Copti’s “Happy Holidays” and Hiroshi Okuyama’s “My Sunshine.”
