Le Petit Lieutenant (not rated)

Who’s in it: Nathalie Baye, Jalil Lespert (left)

What it’s about: Optimistic new Paris cop Antoine (Lespert) is ignored by most of his more grizzled co-workers, but Commandant Vaudieu (Baye), a recovering alcoholic, takes him under her wing during the investigation of the murder of a Polish immigrant.

Worth watching? (star)(star) 1/2

“[Director Xavier] Beauvois prefers to find his drama in the seemingly mundane problems of deceptively complex people. The results, while a bit overlong, are engaging and real.”