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Mar 2, 2021 · A Normandy-set cop movie with far more on its mind than simply solving the case, Xavier Beauvois’ Berlinale competition entry “Drift Away” examines the toll that law enforcement takes on an...
Recent reviews. Laurent, a young brigade commander in a gendarmerie in a small town in Normandy is planning his wedding with Marie, his partner and mother of his daughter. He loves his job despite facing social misery on a daily basis. One day, a farmer who might try to kill himself runs away.
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Carmen Paddock One Room With A View. Drift Away impresses due to its undidactic central character study -- Laurent's journey is one he must make alone, and the surrounding cinematic stylings...
Mar 3, 2021 · Drift Away follows Laurent (Jérémie Renier), an experienced Normandy cop who is starting to take the daily stresses of his job home with him. His pregnant partner, Marie (Marie-Julie Maille,...
- Xavier Beauvois
‘Drift Away’ (‘Albatros’): Film Review | Berlin 2021. French actor-director Xavier Beauvois' latest feature stars Jérémie Renier as a small-town gendarme whose career takes an unwanted turn.
Jun 29, 2022 · Drift Away impresses due to its undidactic central character study – Laurent’s journey is one he must make alone, and the surrounding cinematic stylings serve to open his world to the audience rather than force conflict or conclusion. Humans do not need help creating that for themselves. RATING: 4/5.
Mar 2, 2021 · 4 ★★★★★ ratings (1%) ★★★★★. The life of a young police officer in a small town in Normandy is thrown into turmoil when he accidentally kills a farmer threatening to commit suicide.
