(also known as Li'l Quinquin ) is a four-part French murder mystery miniseries directed by Bruno Dumont . Originally aired in 2014, it represents a startling departure for a director known for "heavyweight" philosophical dramas, shifting instead toward a surreal, deadpan black comedy. Core Premise and Plot
: A bumbling, twitchy police commander, Van der Weyden , and his sidekick, Carpentier , investigate a series of grisly murders where human body parts are found stuffed inside dead cows. P’tit Quinquin
The series is set in a small, rural coastal village near Calais in northern France. It follows two distinct but overlapping narrative threads: (also known as Li'l Quinquin ) is a