Coup de Torchon
Turkish title: Sil Baştan
1981 · 2 h 8 min
Bertrand TavernierCast
Philippe Noiret 
Isabelle Huppert 
Stéphane Audran
Credits
Written by: 
Jean Aurenche
Plot
A weak and mocked police chief in French colonial Africa in 1938 starts to kill the people who have humiliated him. After Jim Thompson.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bertrand Tavernier's black comedy has Philippe Noiret as a mocked police chief turning killer in colonial Africa. Dark and funny, with Isabelle Huppert, it is a shrewd, unsettling look at humiliation and power.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (7,414 votes)
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