L'Humanite (Criterion Collection)

A haunting and graphic work from writer/director Bruno Dumont ("La Vie de Jésus"), this acclaimed drama follows a police detective, left emotionally numb by the deaths of his lover and child years earlier, who struggles with his latest case: the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. Meanwhile, the cop's relationship with a neighbor and her abusive boyfriend takes a strange turn. The mostly amateur cast includes Emmanuel Schotté, Séverine Caneele. 148 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailer; featurettes. In French with English subtitles.