Humanité

L'humanité
Directed byBruno Dumont
Written byBruno Dumont
Produced byRachid Bouchareb
Jean Bréhat
StarringEmmanuel Schotté
Séverine Caneele
Philippe Tullier
CinematographyYves Cape
Edited byGuy Lecorne
Music byRichard Cuvillier
Distributed byTadrart Films
Release date
  • 17 May 1999 (1999-05-17)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench
English

Humanité (French: L'humanité) is a 1999 film directed by Bruno Dumont. It tells the story of a withdrawn police lieutenant investigating a rape and murder of a schoolgirl in rural France, his slow enquiries interspersed with everyday scenes of his quiet life. The film is shot with little dialogue in a contemplative and symbolical style. The policeman is named after a distinguished French painter, Pharaon de Winter, who was from the town where the film is set.