November

2022 [FRENCH]

Crime / Drama / Thriller

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 78% · 18 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74%
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 8049 8K

Top cast

Stéphane Bak as Djibril
Quentin Faure as Benoît
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
976.34 MB
1280*536
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  fr  
24 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 6
1.96 GB
1920*804
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  fr  
24 fps
1 hr 46 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by stelstargirl 7 / 10

A Powerful Watch, But Perhaps Too Focused to Fully Resonate.

Caught this just before it disappeared from Netflix. I hadn't planned on watching it, but something about the timing-late at night, a quiet house-made it feel like the right moment. Afterward, I found myself wavering between eight stars and six. The more I sat with it-and read what others had to say, both the praise and the pushback-the more I felt okay settling at seven."November" is gripping in the way only real-life horror stories can be. It doesn't waste time-it throws you right into the tension and doesn't let up. The focus stays almost entirely on the police investigation that followed the Paris attacks of November 13, 2015. It's a bold decision, and for a while, I thought it worked. You feel the urgency in every hallway conversation, every frantic phone call. But somewhere along the way, I started feeling distanced. The chaos becomes numbing. The characters blur together. I found myself wishing the film would slow down-not for exposition, but just to give us a glimmer of who these people are-their individual wants and needs.There's this strange emptiness at the center of the film, and maybe that's intentional. Maybe we're meant to feel the machinery of justice grinding forward, indifferent to individual lives. But I missed the human angles-the victims, the city, the quiet grief. I kept thinking that this story might've worked better as a miniseries. Something longer, something that could have made space for the emotional aftermath as much as the procedural chase.Still, I'm glad I watched it. It's a respectful, well-made film. But when it ended, I didn't feel closure-I felt questions. Not about the case, but about how we tell stories like this. Who do we center? Who gets left out? Maybe there's no perfect way to film a tragedy this complex. But maybe trying is still worth something.
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Reviewed by filmGPT 7 / 10

A compelling look at investigating the aftermath of a terrorist attack

Novembre is a 2022 French thriller film directed by Cédric Jimenez. The film tells the story of the police investigation into the November 2015 Paris attacks. The film stars Jean Dujardin, Sandrine Kiberlain, and Grégory Gadebois.

The film opens with a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris. The attacks kill 130 people and injure hundreds more. The French government is under tremendous pressure to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice.

A secret anti-terrorist unit is formed, led by Fred Valenti (Jean Dujardin). The unit is understaffed and underfunded, but they are determined to find the perpetrators. They quickly track down a lead, but the investigation is complicated by the fact that the perpetrators are well-organized and well-funded.

The film is a tense and suspenseful thriller. Jimenez does a masterful job of creating a sense of urgency and dread. The film is also incredibly realistic, thanks to the use of real-life footage from the attacks.

The film is not without its flaws. The pacing is a bit slow at times, and the film can be a bit too graphic for some viewers. However, these flaws are minor compared to the film's many strengths.

Overall, Novembre is a well-made and powerful film. It is a must-see for anyone interested in the Paris attacks or in cinematic treatment of terrorism investigations.

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