Underplayed Gems

P'tit Quinquin (2014)

P'tit Quinquin poster
Directed by
Bruno Dumont
Genre
comedy television program, mystery television series
Country
France
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 84 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A oddball police detective investigates a series of strange murders in a small northern French village. The story follows the local kids including the title character Quinquin as they witness the bumbling investigation unfold.

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What happens

P'tit Quinquin (released as Li'l Quinquin in the U.S. only) is a 2014 French murder mystery film/miniseries directed by Bruno Dumont. Originally premiering as a film at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival in May (and subsequently for international releases), it was broadcast in September 2014 as a four-episode miniseries on French television. A sequel, Coincoin and the Extra-Humans (Coincoin et les Z’inhumains), was made by Dumont in 2018, featuring most of the cast of the original film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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