Public Security poster
FilmCrime

Public Security (1987)

Original title: Sécurité publique

1987-06-17 · 1h 38m · FR
IMDb ↗
Sign in to build your library →

Tempted by an important contract, Anna, a renowned writer, agrees to write a screenplay. But she lacks inspiration. She talks to her old university professor. No solution... Or maybe one... Take inspiration from reality. Desperate to express what seems to her to be clichés, Anna sees her life turned upside down after her husband's arrest, when a dancer is found murdered. A tornado, against a backdrop of police drama, her scenario takes shape. Her husband, innocent, is released, the murderer is still at large.

Read the Public Security feature →
Gabriel BenattarDirector, Writer

Top billed cast

Full cast & crew →
Sophie DuezSophie DuezAnnaJean-Pierre KalfonJean-Pierre KalfonFrancisDaniel GélinDaniel GélinMartino MorandoBernard HallerBernard HallerCommissaire DelavaultPaul BarrettPaul BarrettJohnGérard WatkinsGérard Watkins-François MontagutFrançois MontagutSadreddin ZahedSadreddin ZahedAliChristian CloarecChristian CloarecPierreRobbi ChongRobbi ChongSuzannahYumi FujimoriYumi FujimoriHirokoEric HémonEric HémonGeorges

Movie DNA

Genre affinityCrimeDirector preference1054256Actor preference182685 · 273456 · 353289Country preferenceFrDecade preference1980Runtime preferenceMedium

More like this

More Crime →
Fast X★ 7.2Viewing moment
Fast X
2023
John Wick: Chapter 4★ 7.8Viewing moment
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
Silent Night★ 6.2Viewing moment
Silent Night
2023
The Furious★ 7.4Viewing moment
The Furious
2026
El padrino: The Latin Godfather★ 6.8Viewing moment
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004
The Equalizer 3★ 7.4Viewing moment
The Equalizer 3
2023
Emily the Criminal★ 6.8Viewing moment
Emily the Criminal
2022
Killers of the Flower Moon★ 7.5Viewing moment
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
Restless★ 6Viewing moment
Restless
2022
The Batman★ 7.7Viewing moment
The Batman
2022
Retribution★ 6.8Viewing moment
Retribution
2023
Hypnotic★ 6.3Viewing moment
Hypnotic
2023

Frequently asked questions about Public Security

What is Public Security about?

Tempted by an important contract, Anna, a renowned writer, agrees to write a screenplay. But she lacks inspiration. She talks to her old university professor. No solution... Or maybe one... Take inspiration from reality. Desperate to express what seems to her to be clichés, Anna sees her life turned upside down after her husband's arrest, when a dancer is found murdered. A tornado, against a backdrop of police drama, her scenario takes shape. Her husband, innocent, is released, the murderer is still at large.

How long is Public Security?

Public Security has a runtime of 98 minutes.