When an operation to smash a drugs ring ends in the death of one of his
colleagues, police officer Marek is transferred to another
department. Here, he is immediately given an undercover
job. His task is to infiltrate a gang that is known to smuggle
large quantities of cannabis across the Franco-Spanish border in fast
cars. This could be Marek's toughest assignment yet...
In the 1940s, the shadowy, skewed visual style of 1920s German expressionism was taken up by directors of American thrillers and psychological dramas, creating that distinctive film noir look.
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.