Inspired by a true story taking place in the Mediterranean port city Marseilles in 1975, The Connection (2014) centers around Pierre Michel (Jean Dujardin from The Artist [2012]), a young judge who moves from Metz in northeastern France to Marseilles with his wife and two daughters. He first deals with juvenile cases but is newly appointed as a judge of organized crime. Thanks to the French Connection, a heroin-smuggling Mafia organization, Marseilles has become the world’s heroin capital, exporting heroin to New York. The passionate judge determines to bring down the drug kingpin Gaetan Zampa (Gilles Lellouche) and dismantle the French Connection, jeopardizing his family and his own lives. Born in Marseilles, director Cédric Jimenez knows the port city and the battle between the judge and the godfather inside out, which contributes to a film totally different from the award-winning American crime thriller The French Connection (William Friedkin, 1971).