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File 13 (2010)

File 13 poster
Original title
Filière 13
Directed by
Patrick Huard
Genre
crime comedy film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
18A
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three clumsy police officers discover an unexpected chance to catch a high-ranking fugitive who has avoided arrest for years. They try to bring him to justice in this crime comedy film set in Canada.

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What happens

File 13 (French: Filière 13) is a Canadian crime comedy film, directed by Patrick Huard and released in 2010. The film centres on Thomas (Claude Legault), Benoît (Paul Doucet) and Jean-François (Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge), three bumbling police officers who unexpectedly stumble into an opportunity to try to capture Fecteau (Jean-Pierre Bergeron), a high-ranking figure in the sponsorship scandal who has managed to elude arrest for several years. The supporting cast includes Élisabeth Locas, Marie Turgeon, Anik Jean, André Sauvé, Sharlene Royer, Laurent Paquin, Carmen Ferlan, Monique Spaziani, Luc Senay, Jean Petitclerc, Annick Léger, Widemir Normil, Daniel Boucher and Emmanuel Auger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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