Ciné-Club Février : Le Fil

France / 2024 / 115 min / French with English subtitles / Murder Mystery

Jean Monier a cessé de prendre en charge des affaires criminelles depuis qu'il a obtenu l'acquittement d'un meurtrier récidiviste. Mais lorsqu'il rencontre un père de famille accusé du meurtre de sa femme, ses certitudes sont ébranlées. 

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Jean Monier has stopped taking on criminal cases ever since he exonerated a recidivist murderer. But when he meets a family man accused of murdering his wife, his certainties are shaken.

DIRECTOR: Daniel Auteuil is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers. In 1996 he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival together with Belgian actor Pascal Duquenne.  

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT: It’s based on a true story: a blog written by a very young lawyer, who died two years ago. I allowed myself a certain freedom [to make the story more compelling on a cinematic level], but I wanted to remain faithful to the real tale, for the family and children of the people involved, and for the lawyer himself and the passion he had for