La Conciergerie (1997) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1997, La Conciergerie is a notable film directed by Michel Poulette, running about 101 minutes.

What it’s about. Police detective Jacques Laniel's life becomes a nightmare the day drive-by shootists gun down his partner Thomas Colin. His colleagues make matters worse by blaming him for the death, and after his wife leaves him, Laniel decides to quit the force and launch a private investigation into Colin's murder. Soon afterward, Laniel finds the bullet-riddled body of famed author and literature professor Zachary Osborne tied to his car hood. The professor's wife hires Laniel to solve the murder, but what the detective finds is ugly: Osborne was a part of a lucrative land-speculation deal that involved the sale of a crumbling old rectory that had been turned into a halfway house called the Haven of the Monsters. The name is apt, for all the residents are convicted killers who were given inordinately light sentences. When Lanier starts questioning the Haven's tenants and their crimes are revealed via flashback, it takes on the character of a David Lynch production.

Who’s in it. La Conciergerie stars Serge Dupire as Jacques Laniel, Macha Grenon as Claire Ricard, Jacques Godin as Thomas Colin and Monique Spaziani as Maria Colin, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.5/10, La Conciergerie has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In Canada you can stream it on Crave and Crave Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch La Conciergerie page.