Humanité

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Humanité

1999

2h 29m

6.8(104 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Overview

In a quiet little French town, two detectives are tasked with investigating the brutal rape and murder of a preteen girl.

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96 members

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Emmanuel Schotté

Pharaon De Winter

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Séverine Caneele

Domino

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Philippe Tullier

Joseph

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Ghislain Ghesquère

Police Chief

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Ginette Allègre

Pharaon's Mother

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Darius

Nurse

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Arnaud Brejon de la Lavergnee

The Conservative

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Daniel Petillon

Jean

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Robert Bunzi

English Policeman

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Dominique Pruvost

Virulent Worker

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Jean-Luc Dumont

The CRS

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Diane Gray

English Traveler

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Paul Gray

English Traveler

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Sophie Vercamer

Worker

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Murielle Houche

Worker

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Pascaline Guyot

Worker

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Liliane Facq

Worker

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Myriam Dehaine

Worker

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Jean Beulque

Guide

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Bernard Catrycke

Nadège's Father

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Marthe Vandenberg

Grandmother

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Amanda Goemaere

Young Girl

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Honorine Douche

Young Girl

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Marie-Thérèse Cadet

Mother

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Denis Claerebout

Father

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Suzanne Berteloot

Nurse

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Sylvie Perel

Domino's Friend

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Malik Haquem

Dealer

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Alain Beaufrome

Pharaon's Colleague

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Pierre-Olivier Thery

Pharaon's Colleague

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Frédéric Engelaere

Young Worker

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Françoise Blavoet

Fort Visitor

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Chantal Desmettre

Fort Visitor

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Noëlla Froigné

Fort Visitor

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Jocelyne Vasseur

Fort Visitor

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Annie Hennon

Fort Visitor

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Pierre Raes

Fort Visitor

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Pierre Harrisson

Man in Pajamas

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Mathieu Daussy

Student at the Brewery

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Gaëlle Coppin

Student at the Brewery

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Marion Robyn

Student at the Brewery

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Laurent Pecqueur

Student at the Brewery

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Sébastien Zanetti

Student at the Brewery

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Cédric Delplace

Student at the Brewery

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Julie Legras

Student at the Brewery

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Gregory Duboz

Student at the Brewery

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Cedric Camberlyn

Student at the Brewery

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Sylvain Backerlandt

Student at the Brewery

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Costume & Make-Up

Marie-Hélène Aernout

Aline

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Lucien Hallynck

Man with the Beret

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Andre Geloen

Gardener

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Jean-François Carpentier

Fisherman

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Théophile Boidin

Bather

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Jérôme Pollet

Bather

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Sébastien Muselet

Bather

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Gery Laforce

Bus Driver

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Franck Lesage

Neighbor

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Micheline Cerouter

Neighbor

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Jacky Hourdouille

Neighbor

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Marie-Thérèse François

Neighbor

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Leslie Benault

Neighbor

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Edwige Benault

Neighbor

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Heidelore Kramer

Passerby

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Nicole Willier

Passerby

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Writing

Sylvie Verheyde

Passerby

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Pierre Verheyde

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Regis Mallard

Passerby

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Famille Janssens

Passerby

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Monique Laurent

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Philippe Millet

Passerby

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Patrice Souchet

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Florent Souchet

Passerby

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Gregory Ryckewaert

Museum Technician

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Hamid Bouderja

Museum Technician

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Daniel Braems

Worker

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Eric Bailleul

Worker

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Guy Valpoet

Worker

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Bernard Vanhaecke

Worker

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Joël Boulinguez

Worker

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J.J. Leurette

Worker

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Michel Vanmeenen

Worker

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Regis Larridon

Worker

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Dominique Deroo

Worker

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Stephanie Wyts

Waitress

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Philippe Duriez

Consumer

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Ivanne Durlez

Consumer

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Alexis Durlez

Consumer

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Noël Debaene

Policeman

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Jean René Delaval

Policeman

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Christophe Muys

Policeman

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Ludovic Cousin

Policeman

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Jacques Gillot

Policeman

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Bernard Marescaux

Policeman

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Sylvain Boulanger

Policeman

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Jean Pierre Doise

Policeman

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Gilles Lelièvre

Policeman

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