Coup de torchon
| Title | Coup de torchon |
| Publication Type | Film |
| Year of Publication | 1981 |
| Authors | Tavernier, Bertrand |
| Running Time | 2h 8min |
| Date Released | 11/04/1981 |
| Distributor | Parafrance Films |
| Country | France |
| Publication Language | French |
| Abstract | A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life - and resorts to drastic means to do so. Based off the 1964 novel Pop. 1280 by Jim Thompson, Coup de torchon transposes the themes of racism, classism, and sexism to a small town in French West Africa, then a federation of eight French colonial territories consisting of Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger, in 1938. |
| URL | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082206/ |
| Alternate Title | Clean Slate |
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