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The Informant

The Informant

Thriller · Crime · 2013

A story centered on a man who works as an informant for the French border patrol.

Movie details

The Informant

2013 Thriller · Crime 1h 56m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

A story centered on a man who works as an informant for the French border patrol.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Informant?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Julien Leclercq

Written by

Abdel Raouf Dafri

Gilles Lellouche

Gilles Lellouche

Marc Fiévet

Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

Redjani Belimane

Riccardo Scamarcio

Riccardo Scamarcio

Mario / Claudio Pasco Lanfredi

Mélanie Bernier

Mélanie Bernier

Cécile Duval

Raphaëlle Agogué

Raphaëlle Agogué

Clara Duval

Fernando Soto

Fernando Soto

Police nationale poste frontière

Philippe Nahon

Philippe Nahon

Glacose

Court is in session

Put The Informant on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.