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Night Shift (2020 film)

For the Philippine horror film, see Nightshift (film).

Night Shift (French: Police) is a 2020 drama film directed by Anne Fontaine, who co-wrote the screenplay with Claire Barré. It is an adaptation of the 2016 novel Police by Hugo Boris.[4] It is a co-production between France and Belgium. The film stars Omar Sy, Virginie Efira, Grégory Gadebois and Payman Maadi. It had its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on 23 February 2020. It was released in France and Belgium on 2 September 2020.

Night Shift
Theatrical release poster
FrenchPolice
Directed byAnne Fontaine
Screenplay by
  • Claire Barré
  • Anne Fontaine
Based onPolice
by Hugo Boris
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyYves Angelo[1]
Edited byFabrice Rouaud[1]
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • StudioCanal
  • Athena Film
Release dates
  • 23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) (Berlin)
  • 2 September 2020 (2020-09-02) (France)
  • 2 September 2020 (2020-09-02) (Belgium)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench
Budget€10.2 million[2]
Box office$1.8 million[3]

Premise

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Three Parisian police officers are tasked with escorting an illegal immigrant from Tajikistan who is subject to deportation from France. The officers face an ethical dilemma when they are confronted with the reality that their prisoner will likely be killed upon return to his home country.

Cast

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Production

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Night Shift was produced by Jean-Louis Livi at F Comme Film and Philippe Carcassonne at Ciné@,[5] in co-production with StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Omar Sy's Korokoro and Belgian firm Scope Pictures.[6]

Principal photography took place in Paris and in the Île-de-France region, beginning on 4 February 2019 and lasting nine weeks.[7] Restricted by the ban on filming in police stations, interior scenes were instead shot in a former Orange S.A. data center located in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine.[8]

Release

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Night Shift was selected to be screened in the Berlinale Special section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[9] It had its world premiere in Berlin on 23 February 2020.

The film was originally scheduled to be released theatrically on 1 April 2020,[6] but was postponed due to the French government's decision to close cinemas in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] The release was initially rescheduled to 6 May 2020,[11] but was postponed to 3 June 2020.[12] The film was finally released on 2 September 2020, by StudioCanal in France and Athena Films in Belgium.[13][1]

Reception

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Critical response

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Night Shift received an average rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 31 reviews.[14] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10.[15]

Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "The cast is convincing enough, and the changing viewpoints intriguing enough, to allow you to forget some of the broader aspects of the writing and delve into the character dynamics".[4]

Jonathan Romney of Screen International wrote, "Night Shift – despite despite its clever, multi-angled opening gambit – proves a solemn, emotionally overwrought, narratively implausible affair".[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Night Shift (Police)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Police". JP Box Office (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Night Shift (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b Mintzer, Jordan (28 February 2020). "'Night Shift' ('Police'): Film Review | Berlin 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (24 April 2020). "Studiocanal Sells Anne Fontaine's Berlinale Pic 'Night Shift' in Key Territories (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b Lemercier, Fabien (29 February 2020). "Review: Night Shift". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (26 February 2019). "Filming commences on Anne Fontaine's Night Shift". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  8. ^ Hammadi, Anissa (7 February 2019). "Omar Sy et Virginie Efira tournent à Antony". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  9. ^ Rosser, Michael (23 January 2020). "Two world premieres added to Berlinale Special strand". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Coronavirus: Petit pays, le film adapté du livre de Gaël Faye, reporté à son tour". BFM TV (in French). AFP. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  11. ^ Foscari, Justine (27 March 2020). "Virginie Efira et Omar Sy : couple sensuel au cinéma, duo complice dans la vie". Madame Figaro (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  12. ^ Bertrand, Kevin (26 March 2020). "Coronavirus : Studiocanal repousse "Police" et "Chacun chez soi"". Le Film français (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Cinéma : Police un film de Anne Fontaine en salles le 2 septembre". France Info (in French). 26 August 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Critiques Presse pour le film Police". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Night Shift". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  16. ^ Romney, Jonathan (1 March 2020). "'Night Shift' ('Police'): Berlin Review". Screen International. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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