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      • While Close Enemies is a perfectly well-produced film noir, it is too predictable and derivative to make an impact. Read Critics Reviews TOP CRITIC At best, it's a consummately well-crafted and committed version of a story we've seen play out dozens of times before.
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  2. While Close Enemies is a perfectly well-produced film noir, it is too predictable and derivative to make an impact. Read Critics Reviews

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  3. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 58% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "While Close Enemies is a perfectly well-produced film noir, it is too predictable and derivative to make an impact." [7]

  4. Sep 1, 2018 · French director David Oelhoffen (Viggo Mortensen starrer 'Far From Men') returns to the Venice competition with 'Close Enemies,' a gritty crime drama starring Matthias Schoenaerts and Reda...

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    • Who Killed Imrane?
    • The Ending: “A Lesser Evil”

    Manuel is one of the leading forces of a drug trafficking business, and on the other hand, Driss is a cop. While both of them seem to be from worlds that the polar opposites of each other, their past turns out to be far more connected than one would expect. When one of Manuel’s drug trafficking deals go terribly wrong, he is reunited with Driss and...

    The first half of the film is all about the dynamic between Driss, who is a narc, and Imrane, who works as a drug trafficker. While Driss seems to be extremely loyal to his job and uses his vast connections with the underworld to solve all drug-related crimes, Imrane betrays his own men by reporting every detail of his trafficking missions to Driss...

    In the second half, the film further explores Driss’ character who turns out to be far more troubled than he initially seems to be. In the opening scene, when Driss and his team of narcs infiltrate the Appartement of a drug gang, one of the gang members looks at him and tries to insult him by asking him if he speaks French. With a grim look on his ...

  5. It has been a while since I've seen a good crime drama movie. Frères ennemis (2018) would be in the list, although, not high in it. Manuel Marco is trying to solve the mystery of who rat him and his partners out in a drug sale, leading to the death of his best friend Imrane. Things end up even eerier when an old friend shows up to give a ...

  6. Sep 2, 2018 · Film Review: ‘Close Enemies’ (Frères Ennemis) A gritty, accomplished but familiar crime drama with Reda Kateb and Matthias Schoenaerts, about brotherhood across the banlieue barricades.

  7. Jan 29, 2020 · On the surface, though it does pack its own moments of grit and nail-biting action, ‘Close Enemiesis ultimately a typical crime drama. For the most part, the film comes off as a quintessential cop noir where a game of cat and mouse ensues between the primary characters.

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