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Abdelhafid Metalsi in ‘Cherif’ on MHz Choice

Season 5 of the light-hearted French TV police drama “Cherif” opens where Season 4 left off. Adeline (Carole Bianic) had been set up by her nemesis, Commandant Sylvie Delmas (Catherine Marchal) for a murder, with the evidence against her looking pretty solid. First order of business is for Captain Cherif (Abdelhafid Metasi) to whip up one of his off-the-wall game plans to save his partner. I won’t say how, but we all know he does.

My review of previous seasons of “Cherif” on this site was posted on June 6. Please scroll down through that review for background for this season.

As Season 5 progresses, Adeline’s ordeal throughout Season 4 has taken a toll. Despite her blossoming romance with Cherif, work is no longer the source of satisfaction it had always been. This leads to her departure, and puts Cherif into a funk. But a new homicide squad member,...

"If something bad happened to me, what would you do?" Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for a French action thriller titled Rogue City, written & directed by Olivier Marchal. Set in the city of Marseille in the South of France, the film is about a "complex case of rivalry between gangs and a group of cops." Caught in the crosshairs of police corruption as well as Marseille's warring gangs, a loyal cop must protect his squad by taking matters into his own hands. Described as a "dark and intense thriller." Starring Lannick Gautry, Stanislas Merhar, Kaaris, David Belle, Jean Reno, Claudia Cardinale, Gérard Lanvin, Patrick Catalifo, Moussa Maaskri, and Catherine Marchal. This film looks like the most cliche and derivative gritty French action thriller, with all the usual cheesy lines and scenes. But damnit - stills looks entertaining. Here's the new official trailer (+ poster) for Olivier Marchal's Rogue City, from...