# The Connection (2014)

> A relentless French magistrate wages a dangerous, years-long campaign against Marseille’s most powerful heroin network.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/115899

## Facts

- Runtime: 135 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action
- Director: Cédric Jimenez
- Cast: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette, Mélanie Doutey, Benoît Magimel, Guillaume Gouix, Bruno Todeschini, Féodor Atkine
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2935564/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: gritty, tense, bleak, crime movie night, serious thriller viewing

## Synopsis

A relentless magistrate battles the shadows of Marseille's drug underworld, risking everything for justice.

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