‘Case 137’ Review: Dominik Moll’s Subdued Police Procedural Has A Sting In Its Tail [Cannes]

German-French film director Dominik Moll is no stranger to the art and pleasures of the police procedural. His previous film “The Night of the 12th” (2022) won well-deserved awards for Best Film and Best Director at the Césars, and confirmed that French cinema need not feel inferior to Hollywood when it comes to well-made, rhythmic crime dramas. Revolving around the murder of a young woman in a small alpine village, the film, however, was most striking for its departures from the genre formula: an uncanny atmosphere and the unexpected warmth that developed between its charismatic detectives were the real draws in this ambiguous mystery. Continue reading ‘Case 137’ Review: Dominik Moll’s Subdued Police Procedural Has A Sting In Its Tail [Cannes] at The Playlist.

May 15, 2025 - 20:04

‘Case 137’ Review: Dominik Moll’s Subdued Police Procedural Has A Sting In Its Tail [Cannes]

German-French film director Dominik Moll is no stranger to the art and pleasures of the police procedural. His previous film “The Night of the 12th” (2022) won well-deserved awards for Best Film and Best Director at the Césars, and confirmed that French cinema need not feel inferior to Hollywood when it comes to well-made, rhythmic crime dramas. Revolving around the murder of a young woman in a small alpine village, the film, however, was most striking for its departures from the genre formula: an uncanny atmosphere and the unexpected warmth that developed between its charismatic detectives were the real draws in this ambiguous mystery.

Continue reading ‘Case 137’ Review: Dominik Moll’s Subdued Police Procedural Has A Sting In Its Tail [Cannes] at The Playlist.