The Army of Crime

The Army of Crime French LArme du crime is a 2009 French dramawar film directed by Robert Gudiguian and based on a story by Serge Le Pron, one of three credited for the screenplay. It received a wide release in France onSeptember 2009 and opened in the United States in 2010. The film deals with the events of the Affiche Rouge red poster affair. The title was taken from the caption on a propaganda poster, in which the Nazis sought to present prominent French Resistance fighters as foreign criminals the caption read Liberators? Liberation by the army of crime.

Opening in 250 screens, The Army of Crime debuted at numberat the French box office, making it the second highest grossing new release of that week following District 9, which debuted at the number one spot with almost twice as many screens. The film grossed over 772,000 Euros in its first five days of release and attracted 349,940 viewers to French theatres.It was screened out of competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival onMay 2009. The film received largely positive reviews from French critics, with the website AlloCin awarding it a score of 3.52 out of 5.00 based on twentyfive major reviews. Positifs Jean A. Gili praised the film as spectacular,citation needed while Librations Didier Pron lamented the fact that the director seemed paralyzed with respect towards his subject, praising the young cast for its efforts in making the film seem fresh.citation needed In Paris Match, Alain Spira similarly stated that the film suffered from classicism and that emotion had trouble reaching the audience.citation needed In Premire, Vronique Le Bris criticized the time taken to introduce the various characters.citation needed In one of the more negative reviews, Pierre Murat wrote for Tlrama that while respectful, the film was insignificant and looked like a TV movie.citation needed ........

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