The Cousin (1997)

6.3/10 112 min Crime

Overview

Nounours is the nickname of a "cousin" an informer with a special arrangement with the police: he gets 10% of the drugs seized thanks to his help. When his personal contact, inspector Maurin, commits suicide, inspector Gérard Delvaux takes over. Meanwhile, judge Lambert is uncovering the illegal practices of the policemen. Her persistent investigations, which had cornered Maurin, are leading to Gérard, and also to Nounours as the source of heroin that led to recent cases of deadly overdoses. Nounours promises Gérard increasingly bigger catches which he is intent on realising before he is forced to reveal who Nounours is to judge Lambert.

Cast

Patrick Timsit

Nounours

Alain Chabat

Gérard Delvaux

Samuel Le Bihan

Francis

Caroline Proust

Fanny

Mehdi El Glaoui

Jeannot

Christophe Peyroux

Michel

Marie Trintignant

Judge Lambert

Agnès Jaoui

Claudine Delvaux

Béatrice Michel

Woman of the couple at the Ebony Club

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