Caught in the Acts (Délits flagrants)This absorbing snapshot of contemporary French justice and criminality follows an assorted array of freshly-caught petty criminals as they are interviewed by police and lawyers.
The fundamental clear-sightedness of Depardon's work is summed-up by the director himself: "A courtyard, an office, two chairs.... A policeman, a pair of handcuffs, the accused. The district attorney, pink and green files. Words, more words, sometimes calm, sometimes tense, funny too, and in the end pathetic. A document of imminence. A universal problem. In short, a film."
