The Connection

Inspired by a true story taking place in the Mediterranean port city Marseilles in 1975, The Connection centres around Pierre Michel (Jean Dujardin), a young judge who moves from Metz in northeastern France to Marseilles with his wife and two daughters. He first deals with juvenile cases but is newly appointed as a judge of organised crime. Thanks to the French Connection, a heroin-smuggling Mafia organization, Marseilles has become the world's heroin capital, exporting heroin to New York. The passionate judge determines to bring down the drug kingpin Gaetan Zampa (Gilles Lellouche) and dismantle the French Connection, jeopardising his family and his own lives.