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Les témoins

  • TV Series
  • 2014–
  • TV-14
  • 52m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.7K
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Les témoins (2014)
WhodunnitCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Set in a small coastal village in France, this is a quiet thriller of crime and dark secrets. The opening sequence takes place in a house just put out for sale. In it, the discovery of what ... Read allSet in a small coastal village in France, this is a quiet thriller of crime and dark secrets. The opening sequence takes place in a house just put out for sale. In it, the discovery of what appears to be the dead family in the house, implicates the former chief-of-police to the p... Read allSet in a small coastal village in France, this is a quiet thriller of crime and dark secrets. The opening sequence takes place in a house just put out for sale. In it, the discovery of what appears to be the dead family in the house, implicates the former chief-of-police to the plot. The now-retired chief-of-police, having made a lot of enemies in his past career, is ... Read all

  • Creators
    • Hervé Hadmar
    • Marc Herpoux
  • Stars
    • Marie Dompnier
    • Jan Hammenecker
    • Alexandre Carrière
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    2.7K
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    • Creators
      • Hervé Hadmar
      • Marc Herpoux
    • Stars
      • Marie Dompnier
      • Jan Hammenecker
      • Alexandre Carrière
    • 32User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Marie Dompnier
    Marie Dompnier
    • Sandra Winckler
    • 2014–2017
    Jan Hammenecker
    • Justin
    • 2014–2017
    Alexandre Carrière
    Alexandre Carrière
    • Fred
    • 2014–2017
    Florence Bolufer
    • Mélanie
    • 2014–2017
    Marie Boitel
    • Mme Chartier…
    • 2014–2017
    Jack Claudany
    • Juge Harcourt…
    • 2014–2017
    Isabelle Kubiak
    • Vendeuse électroménager…
    • 2014–2017
    Nicolas Cornille
    • Flic PJ Michel…
    • 2014–2017
    Sophie Bourdon
    Sophie Bourdon
    • Employée bibliothèque municipale…
    • 2014–2017
    François Godart
    François Godart
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    • 2014–2017
    Marie-Pierre Feringue
    Marie-Pierre Feringue
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    • 2014–2017
    Audrey Fleurot
    Audrey Fleurot
    • Catherine Keemer
    • 2017
    Judith Henry
    • Maxine
    • 2017
    Steve Driesen
    • Oliver Keemer
    • 2017
    Yannick Choirat
    Yannick Choirat
    • Geir Jansen
    • 2017
    Anne Benoît
    Anne Benoît
    • Christiane Varène
    • 2017
    Dominique Bettenfeld
    Dominique Bettenfeld
    • Martin Souriau
    • 2017
    Philip Desmeules
    Philip Desmeules
    • Antoine Barrier
    • 2017
    • Creators
      • Hervé Hadmar
      • Marc Herpoux
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    6nicholasruddick

    "Just Answer the Question!"

    The far north of France has its universally appealing quirks, as the unlikely hit film Welcome to the Sticks (Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, 2008) exploited to excellent comic effect. But can Le Nord serve as an effective setting for more serious drama, like that emanating from much farther north? This French mystery-thriller series gives a Gallic slant to all the tropes developed to such good effect in classic Nordic Noir: weird title song in fractured English, drone shots of landscapes under oppressive skies, obsessive female cop with personal issues, etc. Nearby Normandy was settled by the Vikings, after all.

    There are good things here. Marie Dompnier as the young detective Sandra Winckler is very watchable: she alone gives the series its focus and makes one care about what happens. But the plot is far too elaborate even by recent Scandinavian standards and the holes in it gape far too wide. The device of giving no answer at all to straight questions becomes seriously overused, especially in relation to Paul Maisonneuve (Thierry Lhermitte), the aristocratic, stone-faced ex-police chief with an enigmatic past. You keep on wanting to yell, "Just answer the question!" at Paul. As for Sandra, you'll repeatedly find yourself shouting, "Call for backup on your cell phone!" and when this fails, "For heaven's sake just shoot him!"

    The small Channel town of Le Tréport, at the foot of chalk cliffs, has a major role as a dismal, Gothic background for the convoluted goings on. Yet Le Tréport in reality is a charming place, certainly not one known for awful weather, demented clown-faced serial killers, and rabid wolves. It might have been better to use the Broadchurch method: a sunny seaside village with magnificent cliffs as a splendid foil to the dark undercurrents.

    There will of course be another series of Witnesses, as certain plot elements need to be resolved. I suppose I'll watch it, but not with high expectations. There was only just enough in this series to make me persist with all six episodes, and it's really not a patch on The Killing or Broadchurch nor on the best French cop dramas like Spiral.
    9smlpig

    Second season a wash

    The first season was good, but halfway through the second season I was screaming expletives at the female lead detective Sandra and her cohort Catherine. They takes matters into their own hands in such a stupid, careless, pigheaded fashion, I couldn't stand it. I do not suffer fools gladly.
    sscma

    Crappy plot and a cheat ending

    I liked season 1 of Witnesses but season 2 is terrible. Preposterous plot and it violates an important rule of the genre: you don't introduce new characters at the very end of the series. There were so many questions which were never answered and the main detective was so unlikeable and self-centered, it was hard to root for her. Skip this one and watch something else!
    7paul2001sw-1

    Chilly, atmospheric but not very sensible

    French crime drama 'Witnesses' appears to take many of its cues from the superb Danish series 'The Killing': an intense, career focused, thoughtful but lonely female protagonist, with a tendency to go into dark places alone, coupled with a landscape that is always painted grey (in this case, the seaside town of Le Treport, which probably won't attract too many additional holiday makers as a result of its portrayal). Unfortuantly, there are also some problems, most notably, a complex plot that doesn't make a lot of sense. For example, it's clear that the crime under investigation involves someone seeking revenge on a retired detective, so the first thing the police do is to bring the person in question back onto the job specifically to lead the case. It's a standard trope of television detectives, of course, that they accidentally find a personal link to the case they're investigating; but it's a bit crazy to assume the reverse, that a known personal involvement would lead to someone being put in charge, especially as much of the tension in the drama comes from his own reluctance to share what he knows with his colleagues. The acting from the two leads was good, and I also liked the mood of the piece, but ultimately, the story just isn't very plausible or engaging.
    10stylemessiah

    Stands on its own

    Despite the tendency to compare it to recent offerings like The Bridge and The Tunnel etc, really you should forget those and seek to approach this with a clean slate.

    We're seeing it with a head start here in Australia, and episode 2 shows that the promise is there to live beyond the initial opening episode and what are always grand setups.

    Whats truly astonishing to me is that for the lead actress, Marie Dompnier, this is the first outing for her in front of a camera (i understand she is a seasoned theatre actor). She is transfixing, not only for her appealing appearance (i already have a crush, but will move beyond the superficial hereon in!), but for making her confident female detective character utterly believable. Its something of a triumph right there. She looks as though she has been acting on film for some time. I hope to see more of her in the future.

    As i said, im 2 episodes in and i cannot not follow through!

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      • March 18, 2015 (France)
    • Countries of origin
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      • Belgium
    • Language
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      • Le Tréport, Seine-Maritime, France
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