---
title: 'The Young Lieutenant (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Xavier Beauvois'
released: '2005-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-young-lieutenant-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431979/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Young Lieutenant (2005)

2005 · 110 min · Crime · France

Original title: Le Petit Lieutenant

## Synopsis

Le Petit Lieutenant is a 2005 French crime drama film directed by Xavier Beauvois. With almost documentary realism, it shows how in a tragic breach of procedure a young married police lieutenant is killed by a suspect and how the head of his squad doggedly tracks down the killer, who is shot dead trying to escape.

## Credits

- **Director of Photography:** [Caroline Champetier](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-champetier)
- **Director:** [Xavier Beauvois](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-beauvois)
- **Screenplay:** [Xavier Beauvois](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-beauvois), [Cédric Anger](https://cinepixo.com/people/cedric-anger), [Jean-Eric Troubat](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-eric-troubat), [Guillaume Bréaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillaume-breaud)
- **Producer:** [Pascal Caucheteux](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascal-caucheteux), [Martine Cassinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/martine-cassinelli)
- **Editor:** [Martine Giordano](https://cinepixo.com/people/martine-giordano)

## Cast

- [Jacques Perrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-perrin)
- [Jalil Lespert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jalil-lespert)
- [Patrick Chauvel](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-chauvel)
- [Annick Le Goff](https://cinepixo.com/people/annick-le-goff)
- [Roschdy Zem](https://cinepixo.com/people/roschdy-zem)
- [Nathalie Baye](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathalie-baye)
- [Bruce Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-myers)
- [Caroline Champetier](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-champetier)
- [Jérôme Bertin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-bertin)
- [Rémy Roubakha](https://cinepixo.com/people/remy-roubakha)
- [Riton Liebman](https://cinepixo.com/people/riton-liebman)
- [Antoine Chappey](https://cinepixo.com/people/antoine-chappey)
- [Pierre Aussedat](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-aussedat)
- [Waléra Kanischtscheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/walera-kanischtscheff)
- [Yaniss Lespert](https://cinepixo.com/people/yaniss-lespert)

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