One of the most successful films in France last year and nominated for 13 Cesar Awards including Best Film, Director and 6 individual acting nominations for its phenomenal ensemble cast, POLISSE was called by the Hollywood Reporter "A powerhouse of emotional jolts, freewheeling comedy and socially-minded story telling... Like a whole season of 'The Wire' packed into a single film" (Jordan Mintzer). The film will premiere in the US this weekend in NYC at Tribeca Film Festival in the Spotlight Section and in LA at COL/COA, followed by the Independent Film Festival Boston and San Francisco International Film Festival, before coming to theaters and video-on-demand on May 18th. "One of the strongest this year (At the Tribeca Film Festival) is POLISSE, by the French actress turned director Maïwenn. Seen last year at Cannes, it is a dramatically charged ensemble portrait of the child protection unit of the Paris police. This raucous, close-knit group, which goes after molesters an! d abusive parents, and finds shelters for unwanted children, is constantly in action. Its emotionally grueling work seeps into its members' often-chaotic home lives. It is a better movie than anything shown this year at Rendez-Vous With French Cinema, Lincoln Center's annual series." Stephen Holden, The New York Times "THRILLING... I felt the movie's energy bond itself to mine. I wanted to go wherever Maïwenn wanted to take me. Her filmmaking paces and perceives the way Frederick Wiseman's does. Her
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