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The Connection

Crime Action Thriller

2014, Movie, 2h 15min

Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city's underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan Zampa. Fearless, determined and willing to go the distance, Pierre plunges into an underworld world of insane danger and ruthless criminals.

Country: Belgium,France

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Reviews

Critic Dan Jolin

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It’s more like Heat, only with more smoking and bigger sideburns.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Mike Mccahill

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If its shape and trajectory are quickly mapped out, Jimenez hauls in punchy story and character beats...

Read full review at The Guardian

Frank Jensen

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Fantastisk film

3 years ago

Critic Josh Kupecki

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...feels like watching an artful and knowing pastiche of the history of late-century crime drama.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Christian Rising Matthiasen

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La French er en fantastisk god film, der formår at skabe et gangsterdrama med meget mere at byde på end blot de overordnede plotpunkter.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Critic Daniel Pilgaard

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...når Den franske forbindelse er bedst, går det drabeligt løs med håndholdt kamera og hurtige klip i de vellykkede action-sekvenser.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Frequently asked questions

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In 1970s Marseille, a young judge takes on a powerful drug cartel, known as the French Connection, that controls the city's heroin trade. Ignoring warnings from his family and colleagues, he embarks on a personal crusade against the organization's ruthless leader. As he delves deeper into the case, he discovers that his old methods no longer apply, and he must adopt new tactics to take down the cartel. With its gritty action and stunning visuals, this movie takes the audience on a thrilling ride through the dark underworld of Marseille's drug trade.

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You can stream The Connection on: Apple TV Amazon Store Fandango at Home Fawesome