Case 137

Directed by Dominik Moll

Film Movement

2025

116 Minutes

France

French

Thriller, Crime, Drama

French Language, Social Justice, Law, Human Rights, European Studies

Not Rated

Library Pricing:

DVD $150.00

Blu-ray $150.00

PPR $350.00

DRL $499.00

PPR+DRL $599.00

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Stéphanie, a police officer working for Internal Affairs, is assigned to a case involving a young man severely wounded during a tense and chaotic demonstration in Paris. While she finds no evidence of illegitimate police violence, the case takes a personal turn when she discovers the victim is from her hometown.

Cast

Léa Drucker
Yoann Blanc
Guslagie Malanda

Highest Rating
"Intelligent, drily seething and duly enraging in turn."

Guy Lodge, Variety
Highest Rating
"[An] intricately composed, emotionally roiling tale of police corruption and brutality, from the director and co-writer Dominik Moll. I’d happily watch an entire TV series built around the movie’s indomitable protagonist, a principled police investigator named Stéphanie (a splendid Léa Drucker)...."

Justin Chang, The New Yorker
Highest Rating
"The great Léa Drucker is -- this year -- proving that she can play restrained and responsible adults... As Stéphanie, she convinces as a focused and intelligent professional with an easy charm...."

Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire
Highest Rating
"A taut, charged procedural... it’s high-minded, valuable work."

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Highest Rating
"A study of police violence and corruption that writes itself into a corner and then, brilliantly, forces us to sit there."

Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
Highest Rating
"As Stéphanie Bertrand, the tremendous Léa Drucker gives vitality to every move and counter-move in this measured account of police business."

Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline Hollywood
Highest Rating
"Made with the same laser-cut precision as his previous work, but with a greater emphasis on procedure than before, Moll’s new thriller puts the viewer in an uneasy place, raising questions for which there are no easy answers."

Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
Highest Rating
"Hitting all the beats of the police procedural, Moll, with a simple but effective sleight of hand, turns the genre inside out, and points to a much bigger offscreen enemy.... [T]he film’s play with storytelling and perspective is extremely satisfying...."

Elena Lazic, The Playlist
Highest Rating
"Lea Drucker gives a marvelous performance as a dedicated public servant determined to find the cops who gravely injured an innocent 20-year-old man."

Tim Grierson, Screen Daily
Highest Rating
"Much like the case itself, a crime drama performed and crafted with this level of care and social resonance is well worth investigating."

Lou Thomas, Time Out
Highest Rating
"Moll’s... powerful argument about the state of modern policing comes through loud and clear."

Dan Bayer, Next Best Picture
Highest Rating
"It’s a gritty docu-realistic work that engrosses, angers and stings. It deserves to be seen."

Frank J. Avella, The Contending