SILVER

Belgium, 1995. The police are corrupt, and the justice system is failing. When two young girls go missing, it quickly turns into a national scandal. Former juvenile-delinquent-turned-renegade-cop Paul Chartier is assigned to join a covert recon team named “Maldoror,” tasked with cracking the case and saving face for the bureau. But when his carefully gathered evidence is ignored, he is forced to take justice into his own hands. Premiering out of competition at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, Belgian genre master Fabrice du Welz has crafted a crackling true-crime thriller that is equal parts David Fincher’s ZODIAC and Denis Villeneuve’s PRISONERS. –Josh Gardner

Official Selection, 2024 Fantastic Fest and London film festivals. DIR/SCR Fabrice du Welz; SCR Domenico La Porta; PROD Violaine Barbaroux, Manuel Chiche, Jean-Yves Roubin. Belgium/France, 2024, color, 155 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED