The Cousin
6.6
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.
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Cast
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Patrick Timsit
Nounours
Known for
Little Indian, Big City
Hidden Kisses
Alain Chabat
Gérard Delvaux
Known for
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Samuel Le Bihan
Francis
Known for
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Frontier(s)
Caroline Proust
Fanny
Known for
Spiral
The Tunnel
Mehdi El Glaoui
Jeannot
Known for
Belle and Sebastian
Christophe Peyroux
Michel
Also in
Argai: The Prophecy
Captain Red Beard
Marie Trintignant
Judge Lambert
Known for
The Apprentices
Betty
Agnès Jaoui
Claudine Delvaux
Known for
The Taste of Others
Place publique
Béatrice Michel
Woman of the couple at the Ebony Club
Known for
Hunting & Gathering
Do Not Disturb
Alain Corneau Director · Michel Alexandre Writer Olivier Bloch-Lainé Composer
First release December 10, 1997 · Produced in France · Production TF1 Films Production, Divali Films
Production
Les Films Alain Sarde
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
Divali Films
Production
Compagnie Cinématographique Prima
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France
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Original title
Le Cousin
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 10, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
October 22, 1998 · Theatrical
France
August 27, 2026 · TV · Polar+
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