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Two girls disappear. Police recruit Paul Chartier joins a covert unit tracking a sex offender. After the operation falters, Chartier pursues the perpetrators independently, disillusioned with legal constraints.. Features Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922). I know it should be called "if you can" … and I reckon that would have worked too … but I decided to go that way … still no pun intended. The movie is based on a real story – and me not having any idea what happened back in the 90s … and from what I understand this takes a lot of creative licenses … with who did what to whom … who survived and who didn’t … and I assume the main character (police/gendarmerie) is an amalgamation of many characters into one – I could obviously be wrong, but I would not be surprised if that was the case. That said , the movie might be long (2,5 hours), but it never really feels that way. Well maybe during the wedding stuff at the beginning … been there, done and know that. Greeks party similar – like the Italians … is this necessary for the story? I would argue not … but maybe I am missing something. The thrilling part is really well done … you feel with the main character … a lot of things go wrong … he has the right eye, he has the right "nose" … but will he be able to convince others of that? A lot of departments working almost against each other … this is well told and acted … still for me a factor x is missing to make this go over the top … as many praises as it has gotten … and as good as it is … the last push is missing … a bit more charisma maybe … more tension throughout … and so forth.